In Joshua 5:13, on the eve of battle in Jericho, Joshua looked up and saw a man with his sword drawn. His first thought, as would mine be, was: are you for us or for the enemy? The man’s answer implied that, in fact, the wrong question was being asked. Instead, Joshua...
This is part 14 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark and concludes the series. Today, we’re in Mark 14:3-9. This story houses a few precious gems that don’t immediately come to the surface – we have to dig just a bit to see them. Jesus is in the...
This is part 13 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:41-44. Jesus completed his argument to the scribes by showing what true devotion to the Kingdom looks like, only he didn’t bother explaining it to the scribes. He called his...
This is part 12 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 12:13-17. The Pharisees are desperate. Religiously pure people, their goal was to obey – and get all God’s people to obey – all 613 OT laws so that they could avoid...
This is part 11 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 11:20-26. As the disciples and Jesus passed by the fig tree again, Peter noticed that it had withered (11:20-21) after Jesus cursed it (11:14). Just as God had found no fruit on the...
This is part 10 of a multi-part series on the book of Mark. Today, we’re in Mark 7:31-37. Jesus continued his tour of Gentile territory, purposefully going on a 120-mile journey through Sidon and into the Decapolis rather than going through Jewish land (7:31)....
