by | Apr 27, 2011 | Bible
Mark’s account of the resurrection is by far the most enigmatic of the gospel writers: When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the...
by | Apr 26, 2011 | Bible, Theology
Of Holy Saturday–the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday–little is written. In Mark’s account of the Three Glorious Days, we only read that Friday had been the Day of Preparation for the Sabbath, and then the narrative jumps straightaway into...
by | Apr 25, 2011 | Bible
The day we call “Good Friday” was a Day of Preparation for the people of Jerusalem, where they were busying themselves to prepare for the rest of the Sabbath. This Day of Preparation, however, was special, because it fell during Passover, where they...
by | Apr 22, 2011 | Bible, Preaching
Mark’s account of Jesus’ crucifixion deliberately alludes to book of Lamentations, which is a collection of poems (dirges, really) to “lament” and mourn the destruction of Jerusalem. Particularly, Mark draws from Lamentations 2:15-16 to...
by | Apr 13, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 4:7-21: If God So Loved Us, We Also Ought to Love One Another (1 John 4:7-12) Whoever Abides in Love Abides in God, and God Abides in Him (1 John 4:13-16) But Perfect Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:17-21) More than any of us would ever care to...
by | Apr 12, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 4:7-21: If God So Loved Us, We Also Ought to Love One Another (1 John 4:7-12) Whoever Abides in Love Abides in God, and God Abides in Him (1 John 4:13-16) But Perfect Love Casts Out Fear (1 John 4:17-21) In 1 John 4:7-12, John laid out the...