Mark, my words: Jesus heals the paralytic vandal
well technically 'friend of vandals' as it was his friends who broke open the roof so they could get their paralysed buddy to Jesus but see what i take from this story that can be found in Mark 2.1-13
Mark, my words: Jesus and the leper
so we continue the walk through Mark and in this one we take a look at Jesus' encounter with a leper Mark 1 verse 40 to 42 as always, would love to hear any thoughts, ideas or impressions that hit you as you looked at or listened to this passage so please leave your, ahem, mark... to continue on to the next story about Jesus healing the paralytic who was lowered thru the roof
Speakeasy Book Review: Alone with a Jihadist [Aaron D. Taylor]
Alone with a Jihadist: A biblical response to holy war [by Aaron D. Taylor] This was the second book i have reviewed for the Speakeasy group i belong to and it took me by surprise in two main areas: [1] the title is 'Alone with a Jihadist' and so i kind of figured the book would be about this guy who was interviewing this other guy who was a jihadist for the entire book. but [...]
Mark, my words: Jesus taking time to pray
i mean this is a pretty easy one, right? i don't think there is anyone out there saying that Jesus didn't pray or that we don't need to pray... this feel like something we all know but few of us do... and so it is really just being reminded once again that if Jesus, the Son of God, felt a need to spend time in prayer [or at least modelled the importance of it] then [...]
Mark, my words: Seizing the Opportunity
sometimes we might find ourselves at a place where we feel like God is not using us and that can be frustrating... one thing about Jesus is that He always seemed to be on the look out for opportunity and He spent a lot of time with His Father in prayer seeking strength and wisdom and insight for the opportunities that He knew would present - so are you asking God and then are you [...]
Mark, my words – the authority of Jesus
this is where it all begins as i start my walk through the Gospel of Mark sharing insights as i go along and this one is about the authority that Jesus had compared to the authority which some of the other 'leaders' of the day were demonstrating or clamoring for... to continue on to the baptism of Jesus, click here
Mark, my words – the authority of lived out Love
in this video i look at the authority that naturally is associated with lived out Love to continue to seizing the opportunity...
Mark, my words – good news
this is a really short one, but a very important message for Jesus followers to hear - the significance of the fact that the message Jesus brought to the world was something that He referred to as "good news" and the question each one of us should be asking about the message we are speaking and living out... to move on to the authority of lived out Love, click here
Psalmthing to chew on: From 36 to 72
continuing the easy access of the psalms - here are the next group of psalms i have walked or am walking through - the idea was always to grab a thought or two from each psalm and comment and hope that others would jump in and do the same so please feel free to add your comments on any of the psalms i have looked at so far - be great to get your thoughts, [...]
psalmthing to chew on: psalm 44
'We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what You did in their days, in days long ago...' [verse 1] i found this a difficult psalm to grab a lot from, but one thing that jumped out at me was that line at the beginning which is such a powerful line. it reminds me of a contradictionary line found in Judges which says: 'After that whole generation had been gathered [...]