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Three Glorious Days, Part III: Easter Sunday

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...

Three Glorious Days, Part I: The Day of Preparation

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...

The Fear of Jesus

by | Feb 4, 2011 | Bible, Preaching, Theology

Mark weaves a magnificent and profound play on words in the last few verses of his account of Jesus’ calming the storm: And he [Jesus] awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm....

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Bible

Although I have often read the story of Jesus’ identifying his mother and brothers as “Whoever does the will of God” (Matt. 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21), I have never noticed until now that Mark offers a unique preface to the story in his...

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