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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Kingdom Tales – Mark Chapter 4. What does a farmer, some seeds, and some soil have to do with the Kingdom of God? Jesus wants us to answer that exact question in Mark Chapter 4. Jesus often teaches in parables, or stories, when describing the Kingdom of God. Jesus describes a sower who scatters seeds and then, with the passing of the days watches as the seeds sprout and grow. We are told that the farmer does not know how this happens. Onc...On th...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Category Archives: Faith Questions. Why do we worship? Why do we come to worship? Is it out of duty? A desire to be changed or healed? One of the central questions in Mark Chapter 3. Revolves around the Sabbath. What is it ok to do or not do on the Sabbath. Jesus answers this question by turning it back on the questioners – what exactly is the Sabbath for anyway? Were humans made for the Sabbath or the Sabbath for human beings? Jesus’ heali...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Healing is the Name of the Game – Mark 5. Healing is the name of the game in Mark Chapter 5. The chapter begins with the dramatic, and somewhat comical story, of Jesus casting a legion of demons out of a man. The demons beg Jesus for mercy and so he sends them into a herd of swine, which proceed to run down a cliff and into a lake drowning themselves. Jesus showed him mercy, and saw beyond his present circumstances to the healing that was possibl...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. What does it mean to point the way to Jesus? Human nature would normally result in John claiming the glory and fame of the Messiah even though he is not. John exhibits a rarely seen humility in his answer to the questioning crowds – I am not the messiah. There is one who is coming and He is greater than me. Mark 1:7-8 Read in context. Photo by Gabriel Lascu. Used with permission. CC. It is so tempting to want to take credit for these acts, to acc...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Healing is the Name of the Game – Mark 5. Healing is the name of the game in Mark Chapter 5. The chapter begins with the dramatic, and somewhat comical story, of Jesus casting a legion of demons out of a man. The demons beg Jesus for mercy and so he sends them into a herd of swine, which proceed to run down a cliff and into a lake drowning themselves. Jesus showed him mercy, and saw beyond his present circumstances to the healing that was possibl...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Change is in the Air: Mark Chapter 2. The old saying that the only things that the only thing you can count on is change frames the narrative found in Mark Chapter 2. You could even throw in a saying about death and taxes because we find Jesus eating with a tax collector and predicting a time when he will no longer be with his disciples. Maybe we an find a few more trite saying to help us interpret this chapter? A penny saved is a penny earned?
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Kingdom Tales - Mark Chapter 4 - Grace Whisper
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Kingdom Tales – Mark Chapter 4. What does a farmer, some seeds, and some soil have to do with the Kingdom of God? Jesus wants us to answer that exact question in Mark Chapter 4. Jesus often teaches in parables, or stories, when describing the Kingdom of God. Jesus describes a sower who scatters seeds and then, with the passing of the days watches as the seeds sprout and grow. We are told that the farmer does not know how this happens. Onc...On th...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Why do we worship? Why do we come to worship? Is it out of duty? A desire to be changed or healed? One of the central questions in Mark Chapter 3. Revolves around the Sabbath. What is it ok to do or not do on the Sabbath. Jesus answers this question by turning it back on the questioners – what exactly is the Sabbath for anyway? Were humans made for the Sabbath or the Sabbath for human beings? We come to worship to encounter the Living God. Jesus&...
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Why do we worship? Why do we come to worship? Is it out of duty? A desire to be changed or healed? One of the central questions in Mark Chapter 3. Revolves around the Sabbath. What is it ok to do or not do on the Sabbath. Jesus answers this question by turning it back on the questioners – what exactly is the Sabbath for anyway? Were humans made for the Sabbath or the Sabbath for human beings? We come to worship to encounter the Living God. Jesus&...
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Mark Archives - Grace Whisper
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Reflecting on the Intersection of Faith and Everyday Life. Change is in the Air: Mark Chapter 2. The old saying that the only things that the only thing you can count on is change frames the narrative found in Mark Chapter 2. You could even throw in a saying about death and taxes because we find Jesus eating with a tax collector and predicting a time when he will no longer be with his disciples. Maybe we an find a few more trite saying to help us interpret this chapter? A penny saved is a penny earned?
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