Author Archives: LauraMac
Simply Christmas
My community has been shut down for days. Freezing rain, sleet, and then eight inches of snow layered one on top of the other have resulted in school closings, events cancelled, and a forced time out for most of us. … Continue reading
Have Yourself a MARY Little Christmas
The Mary-Martha tension is a continual challenge for most of us. Finding the right balance between the eternal and the temporal is a daily dilemma. Perhaps this angst is never greater than during the holiday season. Our desire to do … Continue reading
Thanks Giving = Good + Love + Faithfulness
“…give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” Psalm 100:4b-5 Thankfulness is a choice and a lifestyle. Acknowledging it is much more than … Continue reading
The Persistent Prayer of a Mom
“…She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.” Mark 7:26 My Bible labels this passage, “The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman,” but I think “The Persistent Prayer of a Mom” works just as well. This Gentile … Continue reading
Mission: IMPOSSIBLE!
“You give them something to eat.” Mark 6:37 The feeding of the 5000 is found in Mark 6:30-44 – the only miracle performed by Jesus and recorded in all four gospels. Jesus is doing some multi-tasking here. He is not … Continue reading
Rest: If Jesus Needed It, So Do We!
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. Mark 4:35-36a Periodically, the Gospels record … Continue reading
He Is Able
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. Mark 4:39 Jesus chose to calm the storm that day. He chose to make the … Continue reading
Sowing Seed…Without Judgment
A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path … some fell on rocky places … Other seed fell among thorns …Still other seed fell on good soil. Mark 4:3-8 … Continue reading
Ears to Hear
Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Mark 4:9 In Mark 4, Jesus began to teach using parables. Our word, parable, comes from the combination of two Greek words: Para – alongside Ballo – … Continue reading
Trusting HIM for Then…and for Now.
When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him … those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. Mark 3:8a, 10b As word of His ministry spread, Jesus was forced more and more to retreat and … Continue reading
