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Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news” (Mark 1:14-15). The first response Jesus expects of his listeners is “repent.” He is rather tactless by modern standards–after all, only insensitive “fundamentalists” stand…

And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness….” (Mark 1:11-12). Put yourself in the place of Jesus. The same Heavenly Father who just showered you with an extraordinary blessing now allows you to undergo the…

So [the women] went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid (Mark 16:8). Why would the women’s first reaction to Jesus’ resurrection be one of fear? What might they be afraid of? If the resurrected power of Christ really…

Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34) Although God never actually deserts us (he is omnipresent, after all), he does allow us, like Jesus, to experience a sense of his absence — and sometimes just at the times, like Jesus, when we seem to…
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