There have been many “perfect storms” but when a really big one hits, there is no amount of human intervention that could have prevented the destruction. Yet there is always blame against anyone and everyone – including God! Lessons can be learnt… Read More ›
Mark
Jesus the Problem Solver – Mark 6:30-44
There are two banquets mentioned in Mark chapter 6. One is a banquet of death and the other of life. One is a by Satan and the other by Jesus. You are ruled either by your stomach or by a… Read More ›
Saved to Serve
The feeding of the five thousand in one of the few stories that is in all four Gospels. See Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15. There are lessons in here to the Christian about going from the… Read More ›
What Is God’s Love?
What is God’s love? It really is a strange one. This can be seen in Mark 14:1-6. Two women and sisters (Mary and Martha) reacted to the presence of Jesus at their brother’s house in two different ways. What lessons can we… Read More ›
The Maniac Who Became A Messenger – Mark 5:1-20
Jacob Koshy grew up in Singapore with one driving ambition: to be a success in life, to gain all the money and possessions he could. That led him into the world of drugs and gambling, and eventually he became the… Read More ›
Restoring Sabbath – Mark 3:1-6
Are you constantly busy and never seem to get a rest from business and toil? So many workplaces are recognising the importance of the balance between work and rest. Too many people are suffering from the effects of stress. There… Read More ›
Other Little Ships – Mark 4:35-41
But in his account of the event Mark tells us something Matthew and Luke do not. Now that doesn’t mean at all that there’s a contradiction between, or an error in the Scriptures. But in his account Mark simply says,… Read More ›
Money Or Motive – Mark 12:35-44
They were always trying to catch Jesus is his own words. They wanted him to say something illegal or worthy of condemnation. However, he often caught them in their own words! He condemned their hypocrisy all day. Then a widow… Read More ›
Lord Over Storms – Mark 4:35-42
You ought to fight on as a Christian as Jesus is Lord over storms. Mark is one who had failed in his ministry. Yet he found the grace to continue on. Mark reminds us again and again that Jesus is… Read More ›
Is Jesus Calling You? – Mark 1:16-20
As the morning dawned, the sky turned from a dark black to purple to pink to blue. The men in the boats were used to seeing the sun rise. After all, they were fishermen! Their job required them to fish… Read More ›
Feed My Sheep 