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…
The resurrection—one of the essentials of the Christian faith. I’m not really sure that a person can properly call him or herself a Christian without believing in Christ’s resurrection and…
The Sabbath was God’s gift, God’s blessing for His people. The one thing you do not do, then, is fail to honor and respect the gift. That would dishonor the…
People were just floored by how Jesus spoke and taught. “[H]e taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law” (Mk 7:29). The rabbis said,…
But we’ve always done it that way. What is that tried-and-true definition of insanity: repeating the same actions while expecting a different result? Because Jesus did not do the things…
The Word of God stands, complete. We don’t quite know what to do with it, though. We know the Old Testament is part of the Bible. We don’t quite know…
“[T]he eternal Son of God was a guest at a feast.”[1] You could do worse than to have Jesus as a guest at your celebration. I haven’t been sure how…
About a century ago, a man named Henry H. Halley brought out his Bible Handbook: An Abbreviated Bible Commentary. In his comments about what I just read from Mark, Halley…
God’s Word of hope is persistent, dogged; it can’t be stopped, silenced, or driven out. That doesn’t mean the powerful of the earth will not try to eradicate this holy…
Bible Text: Romans 13:8-10 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Debt is one of those things you get into that you can’t wait to get out of, like a bad job,…