Monthly Archives: July 2014

Photo of the Week: July 16, 2014

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Don Merritt

There’s nothing remarkable about this photo, nothing at all. It’s like any other view of a quiet lake in summertime, but that’s where things get complicated. This mirror like surface isn’t a lake, it’s a river. in fact, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Figs, Corruption and Prayers

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 11:12-26 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:18-19, 11-13, 20-22; Luke 19:45-48; 21:37-38 Few teachers teach this section from Mark’s account, preferring instead to use the parallel in Matthew or Luke with their more confused timelines, but Mark’s timeline is much more … Continue reading →

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Triumphal Entry

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 11:1-11 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:1-12, 14-17; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 As we have come to expect, Mark gives us the simple facts of the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem as King and Messiah without fanfare or explanation of … Continue reading →

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“Rabbi, I want to see.”

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Don Merritt

  Mark 10:46-52 Parallel Texts: Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43 Jesus continues His journey to Jerusalem and reaches Jericho; it isn’t far now to His destination. As they were leaving the city, followed by a large crowd, a blind beggar calls … Continue reading →

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Are You Sure You Want That?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:32-45 Parallel Texts: Matthew 20:17-28; Luke 18:31-34 This interesting passage begins with Jesus predicting what his fate would be again, and then takes an odd shift when James and John ask for something they don’t understand. In the end, … Continue reading →

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Jesus Teaches Many Things

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:1-31 Parallel Texts: Matthew 19:1 – 20:16; Luke 18:15-30 Jesus has now left Galilee behind and crossed into Judea, and the crowds are large. In the first part of this passage, the Pharisees attempt to trap Him with a … Continue reading →

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Weekly Podcast: July 14, 2014

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

I’m back from my road trip to the Midwestern US and decided to fill you in on what’s been happening on my end of things. I hope you can spare a few minutes to check in…   Listen Now

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Teaching the Disciples

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:30-50 Parallel Texts: Matthew 17:22-23; 18:1-14; Luke 9:43-50 Jesus and the disciples are on the road heading for home. As they walk along, Jesus tells them a second time that He must die and rise again. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: July 2, 2014

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Don Merritt

Monday afternoon the waters of the Potomac were getting choppy in a stiff breeze, here on the Mount Vernon shoreline; stiff breeze, hot day.

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Everything is Possible

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:14-29 Parallel Texts:  Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43 When Jesus, Peter, James and John returned to the other disciples after the transfiguration, there was a dispute in progress; the teachers of the Law were arguing with the disciples. The people … Continue reading →

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