This is huge: Mark’s outline (as far as we know today) is the earliest outline of Jesus’ life and is (of course) the most historically reliable. We know too, that in all four gospels, it is reported that Jesus was “rejected by his hometown” and by “his home synagogue.” That whole rejection thing was huge. […]
Sermons by PJ Mortenson
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There is “one man” – somewhere in the midst of that crowd over there…that you have to at least try to see… It may be difficult for you to see him or even to lay eyes upon him. He’s there somewhere…or so I am told. It is the crowd that is obviously in the way. […]
I love Jesus. I love Mark’s Gospel. And I love the way, that Mark – (the first gospel writer) – portrays Jesus. This is my Jesus. This is my God. There is so much to learn…from the scriptures – it is just constant. But it takes some of us – at least – out of […]
You never know where your words will go or what others will hear. Never! Sometimes our words get carried elsewhere…beyond our knowledge. Sometimes our words are misunderstood and misinterpreted. We can be easily misquoted. Sometimes our words are thrown back into our faces again. And sometimes, again and again and again… Sometimes our words can […]