On the way to Jerusalem … that’s the way Mark begins this passage. If for no other reason, than to remind us “where” Jesus is headed… He is determined. His face is set like flint. He is man who is driven. A showdown lies ahead and Jesus does not back down. He heads directly for […]

This is weird. This is counter-cultural. This goes against the grain. It defies everything we know. It goes against every instinct. The process of human evolution, thus far, has favored the strong, the powerful, the rich and the paranoid. This text raises what I think is a good question. Were the disciples really-truly a cohesive […]

We don’t want to hear about it. When we do, it is received with disbelief. Not us! Something is wrong…here…it has to be! What about the “others?” We challenge the statistics… We fight them tooth and nail. “Others” need to step up! You can’t put this on us! This is unfairly pointing the finger “at […]

It is a good question. Sometimes we ask the right questions. Sometimes we ask the wrong questions. Sometimes we do not even know how to “phrase the question” or to put them into words… What must I “do?” What should I be “doing?” Well, it should be “kind of obvious,” by now… Look at your […]

Touch is so vitally important. You can actually see “how” some people “desperately long” to be touched while others of us – repel any and all touch. Again, we are all so very different…with different wants, needs and desires. Touch warms and soothes, and lets you know – you are not indeed alone, someone is […]

First off, let me say, “How good it is to be with you again! You have been missed and prayed for…I am thankful for this time of prayer together. This is another one – “hot off the press” – written especially with you in mind. The Pharisees are at it again. They are trying to […]

Mark has spoken about the Pharisees and various controversies before, so, this one comes as nothing new. A little-bit of the same ol’ – same ol’. It seems they often come – and rather randomly ask – Jesus questions to “catch him” in some kind of a theological argument or debate. It is all very […]

A lot of us people today “do not understand” the lack of discretion…when it comes to Social Media and sharing. It IS a conundrum! Just where did ‘discretion, filters and hesitancy” go? Did someone give them a “boot?” Were they forced out and by whom? Was there a “coup d’état” that I perhaps missed out […]

This is “another example” of – “how cool,” Mark’s gospel account really truly is. One way of looking at our gospel for today, is that Jesus is “turning the spotlight on his disciples.” They are “center stage” and “all eyes are upon them.” They are complaining. They are complaining again! They are complaining still. Mark […]

These disciples are “something else” – and are “very territorial.” They have not yet learned, how to play well-with-others. We might assume that they have been together for a couple of years now and they still are having “issues” … all over the place. They very much sound like … or … “could” sound like […]