Month: March 2017

Mark 1:18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” We were driving down the interstate the other day when a voice spoke out of my phone, warning us of upcoming congestion.  My phone, guiding us to our destination, knew…
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Mark 7:21,22 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. I said a bad word the other day.  This would not be worth writing about, but I did not just say it, I yelled it… in front of a…
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Mark 5:36 Do not fear, only believe. I often use donuts symbolically in my writing to represent the destructive appetite of my flesh nature.  Some do not share my appetite for donuts however (weirdos), so for them, anxiety may be a more apt representation.  As it turns out, Jesus said quite a bit more about…
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Mark 2:17 Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. I got lost the other day.  Miles from our hotel, in a strange city, my phone died and I had absolutely no idea how to get back.  I must…
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Matthew 28:19,20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… Jesus’ teachings were not easy.  As Christians we are to obey all his commands but some of them are tougher than others.  We do not object to the…
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Matthew 28:5,6 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.” Jesus predicted his death and his resurrection, but I get the sense that his followers really did not understand what was…
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Matthew 27:50,51 Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.  And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. As I did not live under the Old Testament rule, I am sure I do not fully appreciate the import of the temple curtain being…
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Matthew 27:40-42 If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross… He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. As Christ hung naked and dying on the cross, those watching for sport assuaged…
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Matthew 27:24-26 Pilate… took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” Then… having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. I have always found Pilate, who presided over the trial of Jesus, to be a pathetic figure.  He did not want to…
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Matthew 27:3-5 Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver… saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And throwing down the pieces of silver…  he went and hanged himself. I thought I was done writing about Judas, but I realized…
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