Month: December 2021
If You Want to Read the Bible this Year, Here Are Six Suggestions
These are thoughts from success and failure in my own reading goals over the past 30+ years , as well as insights from sharing the journey with others.
Mark 1:1: The Beginning of the Good News and an inscription about Caesar Augustus
The Greek word translated “gospel” or “good news” is evangelion. It can range in meaning from general good news or report (as in, “we heard good news today from the doctor”) to an official political proclamation about a ruler or king. In this latter sense, there is an interesting inscription dating from around 9 BC …
Mark 1:1-8
Passage ‘The beginning of the good news of Jesus the Anointed, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’” In …
Mark Chapter 1 – Intro Resources
Welcome to the new year of daily Gospel readings for 2022. We begin with the Gospel of Mark. Matthew, Luke, and John will follow. Each week there will be one or two chapters of Gospels readings. This allows for a slow, easy-paced, and in-depth reading of each of the Gospels. The plan breaks each chapter …