With the Eyes of a Child And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does […]

Hang onto your hats (gird your loins for you Bibliophiles), because we are now on the road with Jesus heading to the cross. Some of the topics are pretty heady, and some of the bLOGS will be longer. (like this one) On the Road to Fix “The Great Divorce!” And he left there and went […]

Permission to be Salty! For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” Mark 9:49-50 Remember that the ancients used salt for purification, preservation, and seasoning. With this in mind, let us […]

Weighty Stuff! “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter […]

Pride and Prejudice! John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. For the one […]

In My Name And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” Mark 9:36-37 After Jesus told the disciples to be servants […]

We come to the final sequence in Galilee. These several teachings tightly packed together create the closest thing to Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount you will find in Mark’s Gospel. Last Place And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But […]