Mark 1:1-8, Common English Bible Beginnings and boundaries are necessary for a fulfilling life. Mark’s gospel is sharing “alternative news” to what is being presented in the culture before Jesus walks on the scene. Now Jesus is the beginning of good news. Reaching back to God’s promises, Mark reintroduces his audience to words from the … Continue reading Love is Boundless!
Mark 2:13-17, Common English Bible Tables in the first century were places of radical hospitality. People of the same culture were normally together breaking bread and conversing. Then Jesus changes the social reality of the day by crossing into socially unacceptable behaviors by associating with socially unacceptable people. What is Jesus doing? What’s his motive? … Continue reading An Unusual Table Guest!
Mark 12:35-44, Common English Bible One of the prominent features of the Gospel of Mark is the role female disciples play in the narrative. Jesus returns repeatedly to women as examples of faith and signs of the new creation. In the social and political context of first century Palestine, they are truly examples of “the … Continue reading Secured or Surrendered?
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