July 2020 Reflections

July 2020 Reflections

Jul 31, 2020 | News, Reflections

While working on my upcoming series “Who is the Holy Spirit,” I’ve been revising, creating and updating my Bible study resources pages. I hope you’re finding them useful! I’m adding several new sections to the resources, including basic introductory information, free journal articles online and answers to basic questions.

Paul’s Use of the Old Testament

Paul’s Use of the Old Testament

Jul 28, 2020 | 02 Library, Quotations

The New Testament is our divinely inspired commentary on the Old Testament. When studying a passage, it’s often helpful to see how other biblical authors understood it. Here is are the Apostle Paul’s quotes of the Old Testament in his letters.

08 How many loaves do you have? Mark 6:30-46

08 How many loaves do you have? Mark 6:30-46

Jul 26, 2020 | 01 Podcasts, Mark

The feeding of the 5000 is the only story — other than Jesus’ last week on earth — which is found in all 4 gospels. It is mentioned in several other passages as well. Even though it’s part of a familiar story, this question is one of the more obscure questions that we’ll cover.

07 Why do you weep? Mark 5:35-43

07 Why do you weep? Mark 5:35-43

Jul 25, 2020 | 01 Podcasts, Mark

As we journey through Mark, the evidence is mounting that Jesus is the Messiah. First, he claimed to have the authority to forgive sins. Then we saw him deal with an overwhelming external storm and an overwhelming internal storm, followed by a debilitating physical illness. With this question, he confronts the final enemy: death.

06 Who touched me? Mark 5:21-34

06 Who touched me? Mark 5:21-34

Jul 24, 2020 | 01 Podcasts, Mark

This question is addressed to the woman whose period didn’t end for 12 years. She was ritually unclean, isolated, sick and living a life that was going from bad to worse with no hope on the horizon. She touched Jesus in hopes of being healed physically, but Jesus stopped and offered her spiritual healing and a place in the community of believers.

05 What is your name? Mark 5:1-20

05 What is your name? Mark 5:1-20

Jul 22, 2020 | 01 Podcasts, Mark

This question is addressed to the legion of demons who are tormenting the man in the graveyard, and it is asked in the presence of the disciples. Why would Jesus care about the name?