Today, we begin to explore Jesus’ first answer: when will the temple be destroyed? I will argue that this prophecy was fulfilled when the Romans destroyed the Jerusalem temple in…
What is this passage about, and what does this passage say about what it’s about? Throughout this passage, we will answer this question as well: what does it mean for…

Genuine Religion

January 19, 2020
It seems that humans are naturally drawn to celebrate in religion the things that are of lesser concern to God. We move towards those things that are visually impressive or…

What God Wants

January 12, 2020
The Jewish leaders sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus in the attempt to catch Jesus in his words. The three paragraphs in today’s passage are introduced by…

Power and Service

October 20, 2019
In today's passage in Mark, James and John come to Jesus with the request, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your…