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  • the leper (Mark 1:40-41)

    the leper (Mark 1:40-41)

    Posted on December 7, 2007 | No Comments
    I love the straight-forward nature of the book of Mark in the New Testament. In recent months, I’ve found that I get such comfort reading this book. When I’m feeling low or inadequate, or not quite on track with who I want to be, I...

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  • praying for the day (Mark 1:35-38)

    praying for the day (Mark 1:35-38)

    Posted on December 6, 2007 | No Comments
    After reading this passage, I closed my eyes so that I could imagine the scene I’d just read. 35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36Simon...

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  • Jesus’ call to be leaders (Mark 1:16-18)

    Jesus’ call to be leaders (Mark 1:16-18)

    Posted on September 19, 2006 | 1 Comment
    The past few days I’ve been thinking about Jesus, and his earliest encounters with the fishermen that were to become his first disciples. As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for...

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  • Exodus 20:8-11

    Exodus 20:8-11

    Posted on April 28, 2006 | 4 Comments
    8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your...

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  • Exodus 20 and Mark 12:28-31

    Exodus 20 and Mark 12:28-31

    Posted on January 31, 2006 | No Comments
    20 Moses spoke to the people: “Don’t be afraid. God has come to test you and instill a deep and reverent awe within you so that you won’t sin.” 21 The people kept their distance while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. 22...

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