I claim NO answers, just many thoughts!
“And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.”
Mark 16:2
It’s always the first step that’s the hardest for me. Yesterday, the kids had a snowday. The night before I had told them about making igloos when I was little, and, of course, they asked if we could […]
“When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
Mark 12:34
Let’s set the stage (hehe – how often do I say that in these blogs?). Expert in the law honestly questions Jesus about greatest commandment. Jesus responds. Man repeats what Jesus says and then […]
“I have compassion for these people…”
Mark 8:2
Let’s set up the story: Jesus was in Gentile territory, and the crowds kept following him. He taught; he healed; he amazed. Three days into his journey, Jesus calls his friends around him and says, “I have compassion for these people” Who? The 4,000 men (plus women […]
“With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.”
Mark 4:33
Last Thanksgiving we traveled with my mom, dad, Brian (my brother) and Jen (my sister-in-law) and their children out to Indiana to visit my mom’s family. Because it would probably be one of the last vacations for awhile with […]