December 11, 2016   It’s taken us three weeks to get through a rather challenging passage of Scripture in our study of Mark. In fact, one commentator calls it this most obscure passage in Mark’s gospel. It actually started with Jesus giving His second passion prediction in Mark 9:31. But the disciples didn’t understand what […]

December 4, 2016   Many of you have been in churches where visitors were singled-out. You know what I mean – the pastor perhaps asks visitors to stand and introduce themselves. Ushers come forward, give them a welcome packet – complete with a little stick-on rose they can put on their shirts so everyone will […]

November 20, 2016   Mountain-top experiences – we’ve all had them. Times when we experienced the grace and presence of Jesus in remarkable ways. Maybe it was a time of summer camp when we got away from the routines of school and summer vacation and were immersed in spiritual activities. Great music, challenging speakers, compelling […]

October 30, 2016   If you go up to one of the youth rooms, you’ll find a number of great posters put together by Tim Challies – an author and blogger I really like. This is one of those posters – it’s entitled “The End of the World as We Know It” – emphasis on, […]

October 16, 2016   We’ve spent the last couple of weeks in our study of Mark talking about suffering – seemingly bad news. First, Jesus said to His disciples, “I know you think you know what the Messiah came to do. But you have no idea. Now that you know I’m the Christ, let me […]