Mark – Page 5 – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

Learning To Listen To God (2)

Our distraction bubble is the sum total of things that are competing for our attention. It is sights, sounds and screens to be sure, but it is more than environmental noise. It consists of our inner voice—you know, the one that is constantly telling you what you what you should or shouldn’t be doing rightContinue reading “Learning To Listen To God (2)”

Learning To Listen To God (1)

We’ve all had the experience of thinking we heard someone say something only to find out what they actually said was quite different from what we understood. For those of us with hearing impairment this is a regular occurrence. Even with our hearing aids in, we can struggle at times to clearly understand people withContinue reading “Learning To Listen To God (1)”

Insider Entitlement

According to the site Statistic Brain, 50 billion dollars is lost annually in the U.S. due to employees stealing from their employer. That accounts for 43% of “shrinkage” or retail loss (shoplifting was 37%). According to Fortune, that’s a higher percentage than anywhere else in the world. Why do people steal from their employers? I would guessContinue reading “Insider Entitlement”

How Is Your Hearing?

Mark 4:2 tells us that Jesus “taught them many things by parables.” We’ve all heard a parable defined as an earthly story with a heavenly meaning, or the more literal “to throw/cast alongside” which is suggestive of thinking of parables as analogies. Maybe it’s most helpful to keep in mind that parables are word pictures.Continue reading “How Is Your Hearing?”

Face To Face With The Good News

Mark writes like man in a hurry. There’s no lingering or loitering with him. His gospel begins by telling us of a rugged, fiery prophet named John who is living (at least temporarily) and preaching in the wilderness. Crowds come pouring out of Jerusalem and the surrounding areas to hear him. They respond overwhelmingly toContinue reading “Face To Face With The Good News”

Breaking Open Our Jar

Full disclosure: “Here Comes the Sun” is one of my favorite songs. I like the music, I like the words, and I love the message of hope that it gives. It’s had a special place in our family over the years as we’ve shared it with each other on a few occasions. Recently, I cameContinue reading “Breaking Open Our Jar”

All You Need Is Love

It was a different place and a different time. It was 1967 and what would become known as the summer of love. There was an ambitious idea from Aubrey Singer and the BBC for a global television event called Our World—a live broadcast featuring segments from all over the world. The Beatles were asked to comeContinue reading “All You Need Is Love”