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[Jesus said to those mourning the death of a child], “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him (Mark 5:39-40). Sometimes followers of the resurrected Jesus see life when others just see death. And if we announce our hope, we may only get…

And the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea (Mark 5:13). On his way to healing a demoniac, Jesus destroys a heard of swine. This is discomfiting, but it should not be surprising:…

Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. [Jesus] said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” (Mark 4:40). After a display of Christ’s power–the stilling of a deathly storm — the disciples are not relieved and thankful so much as afraid. Why? In some ways, we long for…

And [Jesus] said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables? (Mark 4:13). Though Jesus goes on to explain the parable of the sower, he continues to speak in parables that puzzle his disciples — and us! As much as the Bible explains God’s ways, it also…
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