THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK

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 […]

October 2, 2016   Recently, I noticed a couple had quit coming to Alliance, so I called to follow up. The wife answered the phone and I said, just wanted to check in and see if everything was okay. She said, well, since you asked, I’ll tell you. A few years ago, the tone of […]

September 18, 2016   The story is told of a man who went to see his doctor for his annual physical. After some tests, the next day, the man returned to the doctor, who had somber look on his face. “Well,” the doctor said, “I have some bad news, and some really bad news.” “What’s […]