Mark 10:46-52 46 Then they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd; Bartimae′us, a blind...

What I like about the Bible is that it is so real. The leaders of the Early Church are shown in all their humanity - warts and all. And...

Mark 10:35-45 35 And James and John, the sons of Zeb′edee, came forward to him, and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us...

I've always loved the rich young ruler as a sympathetic anti-hero. He's young, wealthy, powerful, and spiritually earnest. He asks the...

Mark 10:17-31 17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I...

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY And the Table Will Be Wide A Blessing for World Communion Sunday And the table will be wide. And the welcome will...

Mark 10:1-16 10 And Jesus left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered around him; and again, as...

In the immediate setting of our Gospel Lesson the disciples on their way to Jerusalem, and they have been dealing the issue of...

Mark 9:38-41 38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not...

Mark 9:30-37 30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know it; 31 for he was teaching his...

What does a person have to do to become an insignificant leader? Why don't we ever hear people say, "You are destined to be really...

Frederick Buechner, one of my favorite writers, in Listening to Your Life, asks a series of questions designed to help us think about...

Mark 8:27-38 27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesare′a Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples,...

At the Edge of the Enclosure - "Belonging and Breakthrough" … An essential part of wholeness is the sense of belonging. Belonging within...

Mark 7:24-37 24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was...

Those who cherish Charles Schultz’ “Peanuts” comic strip will no doubt remember Pig Pen, the mild-mannered, affable kid who, as Charlie...

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 7 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2 they noticed...

Do I Choose or Am I Chosen? "Choose this day whom you will serve..." --- Joshua (Joshua 24:15) "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the...

John 6:56-69 56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live...

John the Evangelist: JOHN WAS A POET, and he knew about words. He knew that all men and all women are mysteries known only to themselves...