Mark 10:35 Has anyone ever told you upfront that you had to grant them their request? In reality they weren’t requesting at all. They were demanding. They were pretending to give you the option of granting or refusing, but in reality they were simply trying to get their way. Not the best diplomatic move.Continue reading “Binding Request”
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The First Step
Mark 10:35-45 When jumping out of an airplane, the first step is the most difficult to take. After that, the thump doesn’t take any effort on your part. That first step can tell so much about a person. Some who enter the US Army’s Airborne School’s three week course think it will be noContinue reading “The First Step”
Bleak Future
Mark 10:33-34 I was reading an article today about the ability of the human brain to judge trustworthiness in the first split second of the first meeting, without even thinking about it. Our brains pick up on dues, especially particular parts of the face, and make a judgment about the trustworthiness of the otherContinue reading “Bleak Future”
Leading the Way
Mark 10:32 Have you ever noticed that the person in the front of the crowd, the one with the camera pointed at them, is usually the one that gets shot in the movie. Of course in typical Hollywood style, that same person miraculously continues in their valiant pursuit of the enemy, despite having lostContinue reading “Leading the Way”
Divergence
Mark 10:32-34 Have you ever noticed that people in the same crowd, heading the same direction, can have such different experiences of the journey? If you have ever been in a line waiting to get on a rollercoaster, you have probably seen this. Some in the line are excited, almost jumping out of theirContinue reading “Divergence”
Left
Mark 10:28-31 Have you ever noticed something called “selective deafness? It is most often found in teenagers and husbands. I hate writing this, since I was both a teenager and I am a husband! Let me describe the symptoms and see if you have it, or if you know someone who does. SelectiveContinue reading “Left”
The Impossible, Possible
Mark 10:26-27 Sometimes we latch onto a partial truth and miss the point. Let me give you an example. “Where two or three are gathered” is taken to mean any place two or three believers hang out, Christ is there. This is true, since God is Omnipresent, everywhere present, but this isn’t what thatContinue reading “The Impossible, Possible”
Hard Getting In
Mark 10:23-25 Life only seems to be getting harder. If you watch the news, and I would recommend against it, you notice that the world is a place of turmoil and heartache. Here in the United States, despite record numbers of people unable to work, the official unemployment rate slowly drops, defying simple logic.Continue reading “Hard Getting In”
Finger on the Pulse
Mark 10:20-22 Some people have a way of knowing exactly where to touch to find out what is really happening in a situation. They are able to walk into a room, spend a few moments observing, and then engage in a way that brings the greatest change. Some of this power comes from theirContinue reading “Finger on the Pulse”
I’m Good Enough!
Mark 10:18-19 How many times have I heard that response when asking people about heaven! There is the popular notion that heaven, or at least entrance to heaven, can be earned, or perhaps is even deserved, if we are just good enough. If we do the right things, certainly God would not lock usContinue reading “I’m Good Enough!”
The Arnold Journey 