A few years ago, I ran into a friend who was going through some tough family times. I asked him if there was anything…
Tag: Gospel of Mark
The Lord Who Heals You: Jehovah Rophe
Is it tempting to stand back and admire God who heals, but to neglect allowing God to heal you? God doesn’t want to leave you half-done and stalled out.
Karen Bates ~ Wait for God’s Goodness
God has gently reminded me more than once that the onus for what he has promised is not on me. It is on him.
Briana McDonough ~ The Gift of Telling Your Story
Jesus drew her out, asked her to tell her story. To speak words aloud, to share them with the crowd, to scatter her words like seeds.
Priscilla Hammond ~ How Church Personalities Reveal Epiphany Living
Churches have personalities, expressed through their organization, Christian education
processes, preaching, and worship. Each can have strengths and challenges, but the diversity is reflective of the differences we see in people, including the
Apostles.
Instead of focusing on which
organizational structure or form of worship we prefer, we need to ask if our church is manifesting Christ to the world.
Carolyn Moore ~ When Jesus Gets Angry
Some versions say Jesus was filled with compassion for the leper who came to him for healing. My version and a few other versions say Jesus was indignant. By my experience, there is a pretty wide gap between indignant and compassionate, so which is it?
Andy Stoddard ~ From Projects to People: Serving with Christ’s Heart
We see Jesus teaching about what must happen, that he must suffer and die to save the people from their sins. His purpose is to teach us to love, to care, to serve, to forgive.
Andy Stoddard ~ The Healer: Healing the Spirit and Flesh in the Gospel of Mark
This man needed physical healing: he was cutting himself, harming himself, and in great pain, but his physical needs came from a spiritual place.
Cole Bodkin ~ A Life Worth Questioning
there’s a flipside to this questionable living. Questionable living can be both a centripetal and centrifugal force. Many were excited about this Great Healer, but when he began talking about eating his flesh and drinking his blood, almost everyone ditched him. Not many of his followers followed him to his crucifixion. Many will take offense at the Light. Some will gravitate towards it; others will be dispelled by it.
Otis McMillan ~ Whose Voice Are You Listening To?
As this man did, you will discover that God’s Word will be fulfilled. Regardless of what others may offer, stay in tune to the words of Jesus. There may be delays, some disappointments, but the promises of God will come to pass. The key is, whose voice are you listening to?