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Miracles Prove Nothing

Mark 8:11-13 People are always wanting proof. They want 100%, irrefutable proof of the Gospel message. They want proof that the Bible is true. They want proof that God exists. They want proof of Hell. And they want 100% proof. Ninety nine percent won’t due. And yet we live life in a lessContinue reading “Miracles Prove Nothing”

Get in the Boat!

Mark 8:9-10 Greyhound Bus! I don’t know if you have had the privilege of taking a long trip lately aboard what used to be a stable of transportation, but perhaps you should. It isn’t as fast as an airplane trip, although there isn’t as much waiting in security lines! In most cases you willContinue reading “Get in the Boat!”

Thankfulness

Mark 8:6-8 How often are you really thankful for all that you have? How often do you express that thankfulness? How often are you ever thankful? I think being thankful has gotten a bad rap in our culture. Instead of being thankful, we have become a society of entitled people. We think weContinue reading “Thankfulness”

What do you have?

Mark 8:4-5 Some people have the ability to trip over the solution to a problem and not even realize it. The answer for their problem is right there, staring them in the face, and they don’t see it. It takes a creative mind, and active mind, to see potential alternate uses for things. IfContinue reading “What do you have?”

Practical Matters

Mark 8:1-3 Life is filled with so many small, practical matters. We develop mental checklists to manage them. If you have small children you have probably perfected this by now. There is the “out the door for shopping” checklist. Diapers, wipes, drink, distracting toys, treat. Check, check, check, check, check. We all have theseContinue reading “Practical Matters”

Frequent Flyer

Mark 8:1-10 Does it seem as though you spend all your time traveling? Maybe it is stuck behind the wheel as you shuttle the kids to their various activities, multiple shopping trips, repair errands, social calls. Or maybe your work takes you to different places, security checkpoints, lost luggage, hotel lobbies, and boring cable.Continue reading “Frequent Flyer”

Silence!

Mark 7:36-37 I can remember the quiet days before we taught our daughter how to speak. The gentle cooing and simple words allowed other people to get a word in edgewise. But once she learned to string them together, there was no stopping her. And she hasn’t stopped since. She is a great communicator.Continue reading “Silence!”

Object Lesson

Mark 7:33-35 Sometimes you just have to see something before you can understand it. You can read books, but unless you see it in action, see it demonstrated, there is just something missing. That is one of the great things YouTube can help you with. They have videos to teach just about anything fromContinue reading “Object Lesson”

Begging

Mark 7:31-32 In a world of sounds and verbal communication, being unable to participate in that flow of communication can be crippling. This is one of the reasons that our deaf neighbors and friends tend to cluster together for support and understanding. There tend to be small pockets of the hearing impaired living inContinue reading “Begging”

Empty Press Conferences

Mark 7:31-37 Don’t you just love press conferences that really announce nothing of substance. Lots of music, flashy lights, impressive backdrop, and then the talking head enters and uses too many words to fill a balloon with hot air. I think press conferences used to have substance. It seems just an excuse to getContinue reading “Empty Press Conferences”