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Prove it!
Jesus zaps out a lunch for 20,000 in the wilderness. The next day or so, they catch up to Him in Capernaum and they want to know, “What...

Marcos
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Seeking
John tells us that when Jesus stepped into the boat, they were immediately on the shore (6.21). Kind of like the eunuch’s baptism (Acts...

Marcos
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Riding the wave
Scene: John 6 Twelve men in a boat in the middle of the night. The sea is rough. A ghost comes along, walking on the bumpy waves. Hang...

Marcos
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Double nope!
The question at hand is, why involve the twelve in the loaves and fish banquet? [Jn 6.10] We know Jesus did not need them nor their...

Marcos
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Fertile soil
It’s 5 a.m. I love the quietness of the pre-dawn. I am waiting for the first hints of sunrise to go out for a prayer walk, to spend time...

Marcos
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Discipling over lunch
Time to serve lunch. “Have the crowd sit down,” Jesus told the twelve. “There was much grass in the place,” John tells us (John 6.10). In...

Marcos
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Finders, keepers
Then he took the fish [John 6.11] and again put into action the powerful tactic of thanksgiving. He gave thanks, and suddenly, there were...

Marcos
Sep 8, 20231 min read
My cup
There was no McDonald’s in sight, so Jesus asked Phillip for suggestions on where to buy lunch for the impromptu church picnic [Jn 6.5]....

Marcos
Sep 4, 20231 min read


Getting ready
In today's Bible school class this morning we examined four questionable ladies in Mathew’s genealogy of Jesus: One prostitute One who...

Marcos
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Searching in vain
Jesus was never much one for mincing words. “You have never heard God,” Jesus told the Jews in 5.38, “and you have never seen God, and...

Marcos
Aug 29, 20231 min read
More than a wonder
Marvel became a comic book in 1939. Iron Man jumped onto the screen in 2008. But way back in about year 26, God was doing things that...

Marcos
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Credit where credit is due
Jesus spoke it straight out in John 5.17... “My father is working until now, and I am working.” That was a chilling screeching scrape of...

Marcos
Aug 21, 20231 min read
An odd story
Flipping over to John chapter five, there was a feast of the Jews. God quietly puts little bookmarks in John’s Gospel, keeping track of...

Marcos
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Papa was a gringo
Halfway home, Mr. Royal Official Papa gentile-connected-to-the-emperor-other-cheek-turner with the sick son runs into some of his...

Marcos
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Jesus wasn't passing by
Jesus is in Galilee, specifically in Cana, north of Nazareth, about 16 miles west-ish of Capernaum, as the crow flies. (I do wonder why...

Marcos
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Heading to Galilee
In John chapter 4 we have another whole story taking place... But first the intro: 4.43 Jesus headed to Galilee. 4.44 “For” He had...

Marcos
Aug 6, 20231 min read


Adoption!
Our adoption of Rachel and Rajim was officially approved in July. The paperwork hasn't been processed, so we are still waiting for that....

Marcos
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Wetting their whistle
Going back to the bucket lady… She excitedly told her friends and nonfriends, “There’s a guy out at the well who’s been keeping notes on...

Marcos
Jul 30, 20231 min read


Challenging teens
July was a great month for us. June was a bit too constant. July was busy, but with more joy and less pressure. I was one of three...

Marcos
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Bleacher section
I read Jn 4.37-38 and I get it I get it because I have BTDT—been there, done that. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows, and another...

Marcos
Jul 23, 20231 min read
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