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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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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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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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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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Yeast infection

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:14-21 Parallel Text: Matthew 16:5-12 Remember the last post in which we saw the encounter Jesus had with some Pharisees; they demanded a sign and Jesus refused to give them, and went back to the boat. In this passage, … Continue reading →

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An Ox Named Jake

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Don Merritt

Last week while at Mount Vernon, I followed the path out of the woods an came upon George Washington’s Experimental Farm down on the Potomac shore. As I was walking along looking for possible photos, I came upon an intriguing … Continue reading →

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Feeding and Not Knowing

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:1-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 15:32-16:4 Once again, we are near the Sea of Galilee with Jesus, the disciples and a very large crowd of people. Apparently they have all been there for quite a while, because Jesus feels that … Continue reading →