“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” (Mark 1:35) You know that time of day when the sun is just getting ready to rise, and the reds and oranges fill the sky, giving a golden cast onto everything around …
Mark 4:35-41, Jesus Stills a Storm On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat …
Today is my wedding anniversary. My husband and I got married 18 years ago, on our kid’s first birthday. Which also means my kid is turning 19 today. Wow. So family, and the idea of family, is on my mind right now. There’s this story about Jesus and family that I always thought was kinda …
We can talk about why she did it break the jar pour oil on his head Or did she wash his feet with her tears and dry them with her hair? We can talk about her name Was it Mary of Bethany sister of Martha? Was it Mary Magdalene rumored wife of Jesus? or a …
The transfiguration story is found in Mark 9:2-13 and Matthew 17: 1-13. In this story, Jesus took three of his disciples up to a mountain, where he “was transfigured before them.” Elijah and Moses then appeared and had some words with Jesus. The disciples were TERRIFIED. Peter blathered something about building each of them a …
Happy Sunday! Today’s scripture is Mark 1:29-39. There is a lot happening in this passage, but the best art comes from the part about the demons (of course). He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. …
Today we are fishing for people (Mark 1:14-20). This marks the beginning of Jesus’s ministry in Galilee, when he finds Simon and Andrew fishing and tells them to follow him, and he will make them fishers of people. This painting is by contemporary artist Victor Bregeda, whose art can be found in the homes of …
One thing I love about Jesus is his focus on food. His first miracle was to save a wedding party from the perils of having to drink water, by turning it into wine instead. The only miracle story in all four gospels is the feeding of the 5,000, in which Jesus creates a feast for a large crowd.