Wouldn’t it be great to have a straight-forward plan to follow Jesus right into heaven? I think that is what the scribe was asking for in chapter 12 of Mark’s Gospel when he asked Jesus which was the first of all the commandments. Considering that by Jesus’ time, the Jewish leaders had hundreds of laws […]
Author: Joe Galloway
He’s Calling You
Mark 10:49 Take courage; get up, he is calling you. He’s calling you… To what is Jesus calling you? To love more actively. To pray more persistently. To praise more enthusiastically. To give more generously. To a deeper and closer relationship with Him. In other words, to holiness. Here are a handful of Bible verses […]
Biblical Truth is a Paradox
Biblical truth often sounds paradoxical. Teachings in the Bible can seem at odds with what we see around us. The Gospel in Mark 10: 42-45 gives us a good example, “Jesus summoned them and said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their […]
Sell Everything!
In Mark 10: 17-30 we read about the rich man who asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus answers that he needs to follow the commandments. The man had done so. A deep relationship with God was obviously important to him. He had diligently kept the commandments since his youth – […]
God is Good
God is good… All the time… This familiar call-and-response is how Fr. Ajani began his homily. And we dutifully responded. But then he asked us a question that made us think, “Have you ever given that statement its due? Have you pondered deeply how good God truly is?” We get our first glimpse of just […]