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Yes Entails No (Mark 1: 16-20)
When I counsel couples preparing for marriage I make a statement they generally find agreeable. I tell them, “Marriage is a process where you say an extraordinary Yes to each other.” This sounds perfectly reasonable to them. But then I add an observation they find...
Bowling Together (Psalm 133:1; I Peter 2: 9-10; Mark 3: 13 – 19)
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when people bowl together in unity!” That is not exactly what Psalms 133:1 says, but it is a good paraphrase. What Psalm 133:1 exactly says is, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity,” but what...
Immediately! (Mark 1: 9-13)
Jesus is baptized by John. Immediately, the Spirit descends upon him like a dove. Immediately the Spirit drives him into the wilderness for forty days of testing and temptation. He returns to walk along the Sea of Galilee and calls two young fishermen to become his...
What We Think We Want ( Mark 1: 14-20)
As I do every Christmas season, I took time one December evening to watch It's a Wonderful Life. As many times as I have seen it, I always find something new. Do you remember that pivotal scene where frustrated, stymied George is encouraged by his mom to walk down to...
What Everyone Will Do This Year ( Mark 1: 4-8; Mark 14:26-31 )
The Rose Bowl played on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2021, was unique, because it was the first Rose Bowl to be played in the state of Texas. And though great plays were made in that recent game, and though many great plays have been made over the course of one hundred...