Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, agnostic, Jew, Christian—“the whole world [is] held accountable to God” (3:19). It’s God’s world. Christians aren’t the only ones living on God’s earth nor the only…
Up to this point, Luke has measured his account by weeks, even months. Now, it’s by hours: time is short. The vast majority of people in those times didn’t eat…
Oh, the disciples had seen miracles. The anticipation and excitement reach that point when, at the crest of the Mount of Olives, with Jerusalem and the Temple in full view—so…
Some people are confident—we kind of admire them. Some are over-confident. Confidence isn’t a bad thing—quite good, actually. We need confidence daily, even when we don’t think about it, as…
“It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (10:4). So much, then, for the entire sacrificial system established in the first books in the Bible. …
Even today, some churches go by the name of tabernacle. The tabernacle, whether as the tent in the wilderness or the temple in Jerusalem, is that place where God and…
Nearly seventy years ago, William Barclay wrote: “[i]t is a grim commentary on human nature that many a book and many a play and many a film has had success…
We’re told Jesus goes up the mountain to pray (9:28). How often we read that Jesus prayed. Do we? Why did Jesus, the well-beloved Son of God, God incarnate, need…
Mark presents what’s happening over these Sundays as a consecutive series of encounters, sharp arguments and stunning responses, all in the Temple, in the course of a single day, just…
“On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, ‘Where do you want us to go and…