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Cleansing the Temple: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 11:15-19)
In Martin Luther’s day the church was selling indulgences, “get out of purgatory sooner” cards, and playing on people’s love for their relatives and desire to see them reach heaven
Continue reading...No Fruit: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 11:12-14)
Why doesn’t everyone see how glorious Jesus is and how worthy of following? Why does Islam acknowledge Isa (Jesus) but give him only a bit role in their faith? Why do others hate the name of
Continue reading...Suffering, Then Hosanna: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 11:1-11)
I was reading Psalm 116:1, which says, “I love the Lord because He has heard my voice,” and it is certainly the case that our love for God is premised on the wonderful way in which He has heard
Continue reading...Places of Desperation: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 10:46-52)
We reach places of desperation in our lives. Some of us let desperation drive us to despair. Some of us maintain stiff upper lips. Some of us take our lives. Some of us call out for help. Jesus
Continue reading...We’re Marching to Zion and It Won’t Be Pretty: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 10:32-34)
I have often wondered how I would respond if put in a situation of severe persecution, where perhaps I was told to reject Christ or die. Would I fold or would I bravely trust my God? Many middle eastern
Continue reading...If I Were a Rich Man: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 10:17-31)
What is the kingdom perspective on riches? The vast majority of those on earth are in a serious endeavor to gain wealth. We see money as the security that will provide all we need, which is to say,
Continue reading...To Such Belongs the Kingdom of God: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 10:13-16)
I consider it one of the evidences for the truth of Christianity that our founder acknowledges children and their value as well as their example for how we should live our lives. But the adult disciples
Continue reading...Can I Get a Divorce?: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 10:1-12)
What is the message of the kingdom concerning marriage and divorce? This is one of the issues we are most concerned about because the covenant to love one another in marriage has proven so hard for us
Continue reading...Millstone Sins: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:42-50)
All sin affects not only the sinner but those connected to the sinner, even if in seemingly imperceptible ways. But there is a sin against others that causes them to sin and is viewed by God as particularly
Continue reading...They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:38-41)
It seems to me that the two biggest issues non-Christians have with the Christian faith are the issue of suffering and the issue of Christians themselves and how they behave. We give non-Christians plenty
Continue reading...The Least Is Greatest: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:33-37)
How do you know when someone’s ego is too far gone? They don’t get embarrassed by their obvious conceitedness. They perhaps even celebrate it. “Nobody builds walls better than me…I
Continue reading...Any Questions?: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:30-32)
Don’t you just love it at the end of a class or some other presentation, with five minutes left to go, the presenter says, “Any questions?” Silence is all that usually follows. Sometimes
Continue reading...Should I Be Doing Miracles?: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:14-29)
You have no doubt heard reports of certain Christians or ministries experiencing the power of miracles in their work. What do you do with that? Immediately discount it? Immediately embrace it?
Continue reading...When My Understanding Doesn’t Fit the Facts: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:9-13)
Has your doctrine changed ever? Or is your doctrine so purely correct that no new facts can change your mind about it? Perhaps you’ve seen fellow believers whose doctrine has changed (so and
Continue reading...Kingdom Glory for You and Me: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:1-8)
So what do we get for taking up our cross and following Jesus? Besides death, possibly? What will we miss if we deny Jesus? The kingdom! And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some
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