Faith. Politics. Tech. Sailing.
by Simon
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. Mark 6:45-46 Do you ever have those days when it feels like everyone wants a bit of you? Where you’re getting demands …
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The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” Mark 6:30-31 Sometimes life …
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King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” Mark 6:14 Once when I was at a Bible study group meeting, the leader in the course of our discussion …
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Jesus rejected by his neighbours 1Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does …
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Talitha Koum! He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” ). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. Mark 5:41-42 I’ve just been to Auschwitz, a former Nazi death …
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Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Mark 5:36 As I write this, I’m sat in a coffee shop at Heathrow Airport waiting to meet my girlfriend. She lives in Northern Ireland, and I live in Sussex, in the south of England. It’s not an ideal arrangement – …
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Your faith has healed you He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Mark 5:34 One of my most significant early memories is going to court with my family at the age of six. It was something that we had prepared for for many …
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A giant leap of faith He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Mark 4:40 I think most people have a phobia of some kind. Lots of people are afraid of heights, and even more seem to be afraid of spiders. My particular phobia is very strange; …
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A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. Mark 4:37-38a One of the things that I’ve learnt as an estuary sailor is just how quickly storms can appear – almost from nowhere. One minute, you can …
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Listen to Jesus Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. Mark 4:1 As Head of Department responsible for an …
