Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small ... read more
Lean Into the More
The longing for more . . . embrace it, lean into it, loose it in your core . . . as long as its object is Jesus Christ and your heavenly home. This is NOT discontentment. This is the knowledge of the greatest reality juxtaposed with the anguish of a broken existence. This is eternity in your heart, ... read more
Questioning Through Mark: 2:23-3:6
One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?" He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were ... read more
Questioning Through Mark: 2:18-22
Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, "How is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?" Jesus answered, "How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they ... read more
When Light is Scarce
The honesty and passion of the Psalms floors me. Picks my snoozing heart right out of the rocker and sets it on a course toward integrity. It doesn't matter who you are. If you're human, you experience the gamut of emotions to which the Psalms witness. And sometimes those emotions are dark. What ... read more
I’m Hurting Today: Jesus Knows
Sometimes you read a passage of scripture and think, "What is the point of this?" So distant it is from your circumstances that it seems mundane, unimportant. I mean, my heart is broken for a friend who experienced a huge trauma and I choose to read a debate on Sabbath keeping from the Gospel of ... read more
Questioning through Mark: 2:13-17
Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house, many ... read more
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