Mark 11. Jesus finally arrives in Jerusalem and visits the temple. In his walk to and from Bethany each day, he curses a fig tree (11:12-14). Lo… Read more “The Withered Fig Tree”

Mark 10. Chapters 8-10 form a section in Mark that tell the story of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem. The section starts back in 8:21 with Jesus asking,… Read more “What Do You Want?”

Mark 9. Yesterday we investigated how the disciples did not yet see Jesus clearly, their vison of his true identity was still rather blurry. Chapter eight ended… Read more “Help My Unbelief”

Mark 8. I have been intrigued by the “emotion words” that Mark uses, the bits and pieces of text that reveal to us how Jesus was feeling… Read more “Can You See Clearly?”

Mark 7. As we have been discussing how Jesus interacted with people, we have seen his compassion for the suffering crowds (and his healing), and we have… Read more “You Hypocrites”