Monthly Archives: March 2007

Thanks From Jesus

At an elementary school here in Dallas, an eight year old submitted the following for a writing assignment. It is entitled “Thanks from Jesus” and you may have to decide where you think punctuation is required. Continue reading

Bible Study: Genesis 3

Genesis 3 has been preached enough that it would probably be hard for me to say anything that hasn’t already been said over and over. I think the main thing … Continue reading

The Messianic Secret

The most notable instance of what is called the Messianic Secret is found in Mark 8:27-30. Jesus instructs His disciples not to reveal to anyone that He is the Messiah. Jesus also requests this occasionally from people He heals such as in Mark 1:43-44 or Mark 5:43. Continue reading

Bible Study: Genesis 2

One thing that stands out to me in Genesis 2 is the tree of life. What is that? You would think that a tree that gives life would have a … Continue reading

Bible Study: Genesis 1

My favorite part of Genesis 1 has got to be the first verse. In only ten words, we go from just God to God and a whole lot of matter. … Continue reading

Brought to You by the Letter Q

Mark seems to be the first Gospel written since almost all of it is incorporated into the other two Gospels. While Matthew and Luke have quite a few similarities, they also have huge chunks that are totally unique to themselves. So the question is where they got those 250 verses that they have in common? One of the proposed answers is Q. Continue reading