Notes on Mark: Choosing The Twelve Vocation of the Apostles , a fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Domenico Ghirlandaio MARK 3:13-19 I like the way the Standard Revised Version says it …
Notes on Mark: Healing on the Sabbath Christ healing the man with a withered hand, Byzantine mosaic . MARK 3:1-6 Jesus enters the synagogue and heals a man's withered hand while the …
Psalm 42 — Thirsting for God If in your intense longing for God, you hear the reviling of your enemies, do not give way to fear but know that such a longing bears an immortal fru…
Notes on Mark: About the Sabbath Jesus and his disciples walk through the corn. MARK 2:23-28 We looked at this section last time, but this adds more nuance to the whole thing. Recall…
Notes on Mark: Fasting The Disciples Eat Wheat on the Sabbath , James Tissot MARK 2:23-28 There are good reasons for fasting but I never understood the Pharisees' quest…