A Cup and A Baptism

Mark 10: 32-40 There are three places and times where Jesus foretells his arrest, death and resurrection in the gospel of Mark. We read and heard the third this morning. Over the last several weeks we’ve heard all three. After Jesus prophesied his death and resurrection a second time in chapter nine, the disciples argued…

Crosses and Costs

Mark 8: 31-38 A husband says to his wife, “I don’t want to brag, but here it is February, and I’ve kept every one of my New Year’s resolutions. I’ve kept them in a manila folder in the back of my desk.” Some of us make resolutions like one man said to his friend, “There’s…

Like Him

This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it – John 11: 4.  Lazarus is dead.  For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe.  But let us go to him – John 11:…