Mark 13:1-32 One of my favorite cartoons has its character walking down the street and he sees a man with a message printed on a board hung around his neck. The message reads “Repent for the end is near!” The character rushes into an ice cream store and orders, “Give me a double hot fudge [...]
Mark 13:1-32 A Sunday School teacher was trying to make a point in his class. “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?” “NO!” the children all answered. “If I cleaned the church every day, mowed [...]
Mark 7:1-22 In the reading this morning from Mark, the Pharisees are once again on the attack against Jesus. Jesus has just demonstrated such amazing powers that they can’t attack him. He has been healing, casting out demons. He fed 5,000 men plus the women and children who were present from just a few loaves [...]
Mark 6:13-29 I recently saw part of an interview on CNN with former US president Bill Clinton and once again I was so impressed with his intelligence, his communication skills and his analysis of situations. I disagree with him about some of his presuppositions and I did not vote for him, but I admire his [...]
Mark 6:1-6 From time to time we read about some famous person who almost instantaneously moves from anonymity to celebrity. But one of the more touching parts of the story is the hometown parade. The whole town turns out to welcome this local man or woman who has made it big in the larger world. [...]
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