Posts with the tag “jesus”

“Don’t be afraid” is a command repeated more than 100 times in the Bible. Why do you think the Bible repeats this command so often? It’s because we are a fearful people. What is at the heart of fear ...  Read More

In his first sermon in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus recounts how Israel’s prophets had blessed Gentiles while Israelites were in need. Hearing this, the crowd turns on him and tries to kill him. Th...  Read More

Jesus good because I want something from him? In the case of this man, it seems to be the latter. He wants Jesus to ensure him that he’s on the path to the sweet by and by, and I don’t think he’s alon...  Read More

In this week’s reading, John told Jesus he tried to stop someone who had been ministering in Jesus’ name, “because he was not following us.” John is concerned with whose team gets the credit. For Jesu...  Read More

We are in the middle of Mark, which makes Jesus’ question the disciples’ midterm exam. Peter answers, “You are the Messiah.” In other words, you are more than a prophet, Jesus. You are the one who’s c...  Read More

“Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders but eat with defiled hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This ...  Read More