January 2011

“The things that come out are what defile.” (Mark 7:15)

Saturday, January 29, 2011
Lord Jesus, you were responding to the Pharisees’ latest charge against you. This time they were upset by the discovery that your disciples did not wash their hands before eating. Incredible. But I guess there is something of a fretting mother in all of us religious leaders. Our moms worried about germs. We religious leaders worry about the germ of sin that can make the soul sick. …

“Go home … .” (Mark 5:19)

Saturday, January 22, 2011
You had just cast a legion of demons out of a man. The townsfolk who heard about this were more afraid than impressed. They asked you to leave. The man, who had been driven out of his mind by these demons, was so grateful for his sanity that he begged you to let him follow you. …

“The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him.” (Psalm 25:14)

Saturday, January 15, 2011
You have such a strange idea of friendship, Lord. Most of us think that our friends are the people we can trust, and don’t have to fear. That’s why they’re our friends. There are people who don’t mind walking over us to get what they want. Worse, there are others who just don’t like us, and will do anything they can to hurt us. And then there are those who don’t mean to hurt us, but they just seem to have a gift for it. We fear all of these types of people. …

“He was at home.” (Mark 2:1)

Thursday, January 13, 2011
This is the only verse of the New Testament I know, Lord Jesus, which indicates you ever had a home. We tend to think of you as a wandering rabbi who had no place to settle down. In fact, we deduce from this assumption that we as your disciples should be rather wary of settling down ourselves. …

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