Brevity… The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. Mark 1:12-13 Mark’s rendition of Jesus’ wilderness time is known for its brevity. With illusions of Exodus, Jesus is driven by the […]

Entering Our Space… In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well […]

Let Us Sing in Harmony… As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” Mark 1:2-3 The passage states Isaiah wrote the quote, but it […]

The Beginning… Beginning today, as a spiritual discipline for the New Year, I will bLOG daily reflections from my favorite Gospel, Mark. I will keep going until I run out of verses to write on. Now some may think this is my most ambitious project yet, but this is simply a long-overdue act of devotion to […]

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 Like Hitchhiker and Flying Scotsman, Godzilla know context too! This scripture has 42, […]

And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering […]

But as he (Joseph) considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his […]