Luke 9:18-27

I mentioned Peter’s good confession in an earlier post.  Today something else catches my eye: Read more…


Mark 8

A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough….


Matthew 16

It all comes down to who you say Jesus is. Read more…


Mark 7

Jesus talks about inner purity. Read more…


Matthew 15

The pattern here seems to be children helping their parents, but in our culture it’s always been reversed: Parents helping children. Read more…


John 6

It’s amazing to me that after reading the same account of the feeding of the 5,000 for 3-4 days, I still see things that I didn’t see before. Read more…


Luke 9:1-20

This struck me funny today.  Herod “kept trying to see him” while Jesus was constantly being “seen”by thousands.  He must not have been trying very hard. Read more…


Mark 6

How do you  cross the sea and end up on the same side? Read more…


Matthew 14

I’m not sure where Jesus was when he heard the news of John’s death, but he left there in a boat…so it must have been along the Sea of Galilee.  However, in the last chapter Jesus was last in Nazareth, which is halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Med.
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Matthew 10

 Jesus gave the disciples authority as He sent them out.  The instructions and description of their ministry seems addressed to a larger group. Read more…