December 17, 2017 There are some churches of Appalachia, mostly north of us in Kentucky and West Virginia, that are called snake-handling churches. Primarily of the Pentecostal persuasion, the pastor and others handle venomous snakes – typically rattlesnakes – as a form of worship and faith during their services. Here’s a couple pictures – […]
MARK 16:1-8
December 10, 2017 Critics of Christianity would have you believe it was all a hoax. Conspiracy theories have abounded for 2000 years as to what really happened on that first Easter Sunday. In fact, the first spin on the story began that very day – we call it the “stolen body theory.” Only Matthew […]
MARK 15:40-47
December 3, 2017 I’ve shared before that the summer before Bible college, I worked at a cemetery – Greenville Memorial Gardens in Greenville, SC. My job was primarily grounds maintenance; mow the grass, trim the bushes, weed eat grave markers; but I also prepared for burials. My first week, we had an interment at […]
MARK 15:33-39
November 26, 2017 Most of us can remember from our high school speech class or debate club selecting an issue and then being assigned to argue the for or against position. Perennial favorites, even since I was in school a very long time ago included, and still include, abortion, gun control, legalized marijuana and […]
MARK 15:16-41
November 19, 2017 We face many challenges dealing with the cross. The first is familiarity, which can breed contempt or even boredom. We read the book, saw the movie, bought the tee shirt. We hear the story many times a year – usually during communion, and at least once a year at Easter. And […]
MARK 15:1-15
November 12, 2017 It was a year ago this week we voted for the President of the United States. The Republican and Democratic candidates were of course Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In the days before the election, both pundits and polls said it would be a Clinton victory. Forecasters clearly gave her the […]
MARK 14:66-72
September 10, 2017 So, how are you doing? No, I don’t mean today – Sundays are kind of like spiritual pep rallies, right? We gather in the gym and the cheerleaders – that’s the worship team – they lead us in some cheers. 2-4-6-8, who do we appreciate – Jesus. A principal stands up […]
MARK 14:53-65
September 3, 2017 A miscarriage of justice is defined as “a failure of a court or judicial system to attain the ends of justice, especially one that results in the conviction of an innocent person.” Or, I would add, lack of conviction of a guilty person. It seems to be the basis for much […]
MARK 14:43-52
August 27, 2017 Every year, the US publishes a list of the most popular children’s names for the previous year. So, for example, in 2016, the most popular girl’s name was – anybody want to guess? Sophia. The most popular boy’s name was, guesses? Jackson. As I read through the top 100 names, while […]
MARK 14:32-42
August 20, 2017 We’re going to begin this morning with some participation. I’m going to put a sentence on the screen – subject and verb. The verb, as you may remember from school expresses action. I’ll give you an example – here’s the sentence – Jesus taught. So the subject is Jesus and the […]
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