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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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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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Reflections on an Interesting Morning

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Don Merritt

This morning we headed off for our tours, informal, yes, but still tours. We took our grandson to visit the White House and the Pentagon, no simple thing in the rather too complicated times we live in.  She Who Must … Continue reading →

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Transfiguration

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:2-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 17:1-13; Luke 9:28-36 Six days go by, and then Jesus takes Peter, James and John with him up a nearby mountain. When they arrive, the three disciples are treated to an awesome and shocking sight; … Continue reading →

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This is Big

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

In the last post on Mark, “Peter Gets it Wrong.”  we saw some interesting things. We saw Peter get it wrong, after being so right on the money only a short time earlier. Remember how he was the first to … Continue reading →

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Weekly Podcast: June 30, 2014

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

The Will to Not Know This week, another brief podcast dealing with matters of interpretation, this time with the idea of not wanting to know the truth. This is almost like presuppositions on steroids, and can have far-reaching consequences. Take … Continue reading →

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A Tower of Strength

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Don Merritt

Our Lord is a tower of strength, but many times we don’t see Him that way.  He rises above everything that we will ever encounter in this life, but we aren’t always conscious of the fact.  His strength is not … Continue reading →

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