Characteristics of the Messiah

When I was younger...who am I kidding...even now I find myself getting excited when I hear of something coming our way that I've been looking forward to. I'm a big fan of Marvel, Star Wars, I dabble in DC. So, when any movies or TV shows come out from those studios, I can get demonstrably …

What Was (is) A Disciple?

Today’s passage comes from Mark 1:16-20. In this passage Jesus walks by Simon (or Peter), Andrew, James, and John and invites them to be his disciples. According to Mark, they dropped everything to follow him. Mark 1:16-20 says, 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting …

More than Meets the Eye

<p value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">Have you ever seen or read something that had more going on with it than you thought at first? How did you respond at first? When you learned about what was going on a little deeper how did you respond? Have you ever seen or read something that had more …

Accepting the Mission

Beating around the bush, so to speak, can be a difficult way to communicate. Have you ever communicated to someone in that fashion? What was the result? Mark isn't one to mince words. You may remember the famous words of Sargeant Joe Friday from Dragnet, "Just the facts..."That seems to be how Mark approaches the …

New Beginnings

Have you ever been anxious about starting anything new? What was it? Typically when we think of new beginnings, there is an implication of something previous. In the case of a new year, we have celebrated the beginning of a new year with the implication that the old year has ended. This week we will …