Finishing our studies in John 4, we are back at Cana in Galilee for a long-distance healing and a look at true and false, shallow faith.
This week we finish up the story of the Samaritan woman at the well and the wonderful, miraculous aftermath.
Our last look at the Gospel of Mark. I'll talk a bit about why we are ending where we are and why Mark ended where most scholars believe he did.
We are back in Mark's Gospel with his account of the crucifixion. The cross is the crux of the gospel and can be profitably studied from many aspects. We will…
Moving into Mark 15 we find Mark's account of Jesus before Pilate. More of the Sanhedrin's blood thirsty lies, the crowd's demand for blood and Barabbas, Pilates acquiescing to a…
As we finish our studies in Mark 14 we end the chapter with Peter's denials. Peter sins boldly but then repents deeply. A good warning and a good lesson.
Following the betrayal and arrest Jesus is put on trial. Sort of a trail anyway. No pretense of justice from the very people who are to embody the justice and…
Moving forward in Mark 14 this week we look at the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. Mark adds an odd detail missing from the other evangelists. A young man who…
Moving forward just a bit from the section of Mark 14 we spent the last three weeks in we get to Gethsemane. Here we encounter what Martin Luther called the…