Faith • Biblical Reflections Insiders and Outsiders in Mark’s Gospel: Mark 4:21-34 Dr. Bruce Lowe | 10 min read Bible readers often imagine Matthew as the most ‘get-out-there-and-tell-people-about-Jesus’ gospel of the four gospels. Why? For one very good reason. Matthew’s gospel climaxes with the famous Great Commission: Now the... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Friendly Fire in the Church: Mark 2:18-3:12 Dr. Bruce Lowe | 12 min read You likely know the expression friendly fire. It’s a tragic expression, really, because there is nothing ‘friendly’ in it at all. It is the horrible scenario in war where a... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections A Proverb in a Collection is Dead? Scott C. Jones | 12 min read Attempts to read straight through the Bible rarely make it as far as Proverbs. The descriptions of the tabernacle in Exodus often knock out the first group of would-be “Bible... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections No Polite Prayers: How Psalm 77 Helps Us Pray Fiercely Rev. Joe Palekas | 13 min read How might you describe your conversations with God? What words would you use to characterize your tone or approach? For those of us who have spent any amount of time... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Eli, the Passive Priest Rev. J.T. Tarter | 9 min read Growing up, I regularly spent time with the Berenstein Bears. You may have really loved those books—I certainly did, and do—but you may or may not be aware that the... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Preaching to the Walking Dead Rev. Matt Lietzen | 11 min read As a pastor in a local church, I deeply enjoy our weekly practice of walking through the Bible together section by section, book by book, and seeing how the timeless... Continue Reading
