Reading: John 1-2, Psalm 103 Among many other things, I spent much of my adolescence watching science fiction TV shows. One of the difficulties such shows encountered was showing how the “regular people” lived their lives. It is all well and good to see what the captain and his cohort
Reading: Mark 15-16, Psalm 102 The last chapters of the book of Mark have Jesus engaging in yet more revelation. The powerful among the Jewish people have been revealed to care more for their position than their God, and his own followers have been shown to have more fear than
Reading: Mark 13-14, Psalm 101 Yesterday we saw Jesus switch from containing his message and identity to broadcasting it. Today we will see the response that those around him had. The second part of the book of Mark is a series of revelations, and one secret, which we will get
Reading: Mark 11-12, Psalm 100 The first ten chapters of the book of Mark tells us many stories of Jesus doing incredible things, then telling the people who saw them or that they happened to not to tell anyone. This is followed up by a series of interactions in which
Reading: Mark 5-6, Psalm 97 You ever have a favorite word? I remember having several over the course of my life. When I was still a political science major at Portland State, I got feedback from a professor once that I must love the word “aspect” more than most things.
Reading: Mark 3-4, Psalm 96 The book of Mark continues today in much the same style as yesterday. Everything moves quickly, and Mark almost seems to be rushing through these short stories about and by Jesus in his hurry to get to his major point. On the other hand, he
Reading: Matthew 27-28, Psalm 94 As he has done all through his Gospel, Matthew writes the ending loaded with ties to the story that came before. He has quoted extensively from the prophets, the law of Moses, and the Psalms, and he comes now to the last scene of prophecy,