Daily Devotion
The Clash of Ideas
MARK 3:1-6 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the...
Piety, Real and False (Part 3)
MARK 2:23-28 Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the...
Piety, Real and False (Part 2)
MARK 2:23-28 Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the...
Piety, Real and False
Once again Jesus cut right across the scribal rules and regulations. When He and His disciples were going through the cornfields one Sabbath day, His disciples began to pluck the ears of corn and eat them. On any ordinary day, the disciples were...
The Joyous Company (Part two)
MARK 2:18-20 Jesus Questioned About Fasting 18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, "How is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?" Read more...
The Joyous Company
MARK 2:18-20 Jesus Questioned About Fasting 18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, "How is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?" Read more...