Tag Archives: hope

Peter Gets it Right

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:27-30 Parallel Texts: Matthew 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21 After Jesus restores sight to a blind man in 8:22-26, Mark cuts to a new scene. Jesus and the disciples are walking toward Caesarea Philippi, and along the way Jesus asks them … Continue reading →

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Demons, Dogs and Foreign Scenes

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:24-30 Parallel Text: Matthew 15_21-28 A quick reading of this text will tell us that Jesus heals someone’s daughter, but quick readings don’t always yield the whole story, for there are those times when we are better off slowing … Continue reading →

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To Be Defiled

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:1-23 Parallel Texts: Matthew 15:1-20; John 7:1 This is a great story… we could spend a week going over it piece by piece! A group of Pharisees have come up from Jerusalem and in our first glimpse of them, … Continue reading →

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A Stroll on the Lake

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 6:45-56 Parallel Texts: Matthew 14:22-36; John 6:15-21 After feeding the five thousand, a murmur went through the crowd: “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Jesus knew they were about to seize Him and make … Continue reading →

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Unashamed and Uncomplicated

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

There are times when I wish I could have a dog’s life. What an easy life they have! They can do pretty much whatever they want, while we kill ourselves working and dealing with the stress of life, they sleep. … Continue reading →

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Straw Man Arguments

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Thursday afternoon, I posted a piece called “False Premises: An Example” that deals with a comment posted on this blog. If you missed it, I would suggest you have a look before you continue with this post. In that piece, … Continue reading →

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Jesus Takes the Next Step

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 6:7-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:35-38; 10:1. 5-12; 11:1; Luke 9:1-6 It is very interesting that Mark puts this immediately after the previous section. Remember that we have just looked at what happened when Jesus brought the Kingdom message to … Continue reading →

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Featured Blog: The Sanctuary of My Heart

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

I’m not a big poetry fan, it’s always frustrated me because I can’t seem to write it. In my younger days, I had a hard time reading it… come on man, get to the facts! My younger days were long … Continue reading →

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Scenes from home

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s … Continue reading →

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Now He’s Really Done It!

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 5:21-43 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:18-26; Luke 7:41-56 In this section, Jesus responds to the plea of a synagogue leader in Capernaum to go to the man’s house to heal his 12-year-old daughter who was seriously ill. On the way, … Continue reading →