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
Mark 4 The Parable of the Sower 1Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in… Continue Reading
Mark 3 A Man with a Withered Hand 1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them,“Is it… Continue Reading