The book of Mark is attributed to John Mark, a young disciple who traveled with Paul and Barnabus. John Mark left them and Paul was so angry that it led to an argument with Barnabas causing them to separate and John Mark went with Barnabas. So how does his record end up as one of…
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I don’t want to be a Pharisee
It’s an interesting parallel. In the time of Jesus, following the exit of the Greeks from Israel and region the Pharisees and Sadducees worked to pull out of Jewish culture the infiltration of Greek culture with a call to return to Holiness and worship of the one true God, Yahweh. It was a call that…
Preparing for Easter
Wendy and I are going to be in the Halifax area for Easter – guests of the city officers – so I have been pouring over the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John listening to the writers, noticing their context, trying to smell the aroma, sensing the emotions, attempting to detect the fear, the…
Hybrid Thoughts 