Monthly Archives: February 2014

What Do You Want & Who Do You Ask?

“Rabbi, I want to see.” Mark 10:51 From the moment Bartimaeus heard Jesus he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” When he was rebuked and told to be quiet, he shouted all the louder, “Son … Continue reading

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Marriage is NOT….

In Mark 10, the Pharisees try to trip Jesus up by asking a question on the sticky subject of divorce.  But Jesus turns the tables on them and launches into some powerful teaching on marriage.  Last week in Bible study, … Continue reading

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Who is the Greatest?

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Mark 9:35  In the 1987 romantic comedy film The Princess Bride, the fictional character Vizzini … Continue reading

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Practicing the Presence of Jesus

They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”  But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 We … Continue reading

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