Stand Your Ground: “A Day with the Master Artist” – Mark 4:1-5:20
In Mark 1-3 Jesus demonstrated a successful stance against the constant attacks of the enemy. I believe it won’t surprise you to know that if you keep reading the Gospel account, Jesus continued to be attacked and continues to achieve victory. Spiritual warfare is real. …
Read MoreResurrection Sunday: “The Evidence” – Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 21-22
Resurrection Sunday is a time of celebration every follower of Jesus anticipates. I think it is easy to say this is the single most significant day on the calendar of Jesus followers. Each year on this Sunday we recall some stories of a forty-day period …
Read MoreMother’s Day: “The Mother of the Perfect Child” (Mary in the Gospels)
Today we openly thank God for the one person in life that was most used to form the body we live in – our mom. We celebrate the office of mother, even if some of us lost mom long ago to eternity, and even if …
Read MoreOne Hour One Book: The Gospel of Mark
In our ongoing project to offer a single YouTube of explanation for each book of the Bible, this video on the Gospel According to Mark was filmed in front of Bible students to explain the setting, background and contents of that Gospel:
Read MoreFollowing His Footsteps: “Cracker Jack Surprise” – Mark 14
In a less complex time than today, a simple “surprise” toy in a box of breakfast cereal or perhaps a little surprise inserted into a molasses-coated popcorn and peanut snack box was a delight for a child. Unless there is an electronic chip in it, …
Read MoreFollowing His Footsteps: “Highly Intensive Training” – Mark 8:27-9:50
I know that most of you will find this shocking, but I have never been a body builder. This picture is not me. In fact, the only muscles that I am fanatical about using and developing beyond my typing finger muscles are those that help …
Read MoreFollowing His Footsteps: “I Can See Clearly Now” (Part Two) – Mark 7-8
Did you ever see one of these “optical illusion” pictures? I saw one recently that looked like wavy lines, until I looked at it much more intensely – and then I could actually see a face peering through the lines back at me! It was …
Read MoreFollowing His Footsteps: “I Can See Clearly Now” (Part One) – Mark 7-8
If you liked the old clunky digital watch, and you have a special place for the songs from the musical “Grease” in your heart, you probably lived through and remember 1972. That was the year that video games entered our American homes, and PONG became …
Read MoreFollowing His Footsteps: “Taking a Punch” – Mark 6
One of the most important things a boxer needs to know is how to “take a punch”. Without that knowledge, the rest of his or her boxing abilities won’t amount to much just after the “ding” of the bell at the beginning of round one. …
Read MoreFollowing His Footsteps: “So Close and Yet So Far” – Mark 4 and 5
The eighteenth century brought our world a number of revolutions, including the one that formed our own “American experiment”. In addition to country creation, the British colonists (who seemed to have some extra time on their hands) also busied themselves by creating new English terms. …
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