Mark 8 Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3And… Continue Reading
Mark 7 Traditions and Commandments 1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, 2they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders,4and when… Continue Reading
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by… Continue Reading
Mark 6 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, andmany who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty… Continue Reading
Mark 5 Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon 1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could… Continue Reading
Thank you, Lord, for your “happy willingness” to create, as Tozer phrased it. Thank you that you were pleased to form the heavens and the earth, night and day, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Thank you that you lovingly and laughingly created the otter and the eel, the hawk and the hippopotamus, roses and orchids, black-eyed… Continue Reading
At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like a president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I really didn’t know Him. But… Continue Reading
For the past six years, Northpoint has sent a team of high-school and college-aged students to Port Alsworth, Alaska to staff the Tanalian Bible Camp for a week. The ministry of the camp is to students from the remote villages surrounding Port Alsworth who have little opportunity to hear the gospel other than their week… Continue Reading
For the past six years, Northpoint has sent a team of high-school and college-aged students to Port Alsworth, Alaska to staff the Tanalian Bible Camp for a week. The ministry of the camp is to students from the remote villages surrounding Port Alsworth who have little opportunity to hear the gospel other than their week… Continue Reading