

Mark 8:34-38, Taking Up One’s Cross
34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would [suggesting a choice] come after me, let him ...
Jul 102 min read


Mark 8:31-33, Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
31 And he began to teach them [the start of this new phase in Mark] that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by...
Jul 91 min read


Mark 8:27-30, Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi . [He heads north to the headwaters of the Jordan river...
Jul 81 min read


Mark 8:22-26, Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
[From the spiritually blind disciples, we move on to a physically blind man.] 22 And they came to Bethsaida [meaning, “House of the...
Jul 71 min read


In Times of Tragedy: Flooding in the Texas Hill Country
I have heard so many stories about the tragic flooding in and around Hunt and Ingram, Texas, and I know many people involved or I know...
Jul 52 min read


Mark 8:14-21, The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod
14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread , and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch...
Jul 42 min read


Mark 8:11-13, The Pharisees Demand a Sign
11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. [All four gospels record this...
Jul 31 min read


Mark 8:1-10, Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, ...
Jul 22 min read


Mark 7:31-37, Jesus Heals a Deaf Man
31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. [Jesus has...
Jul 12 min read


Mark 7:24-30, The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith
24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon [heading north to Gentile territory on the Mediterranean shore...
Jun 302 min read



