Bill Parks

Jesus comes in the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus reads from Isaiah, The Spirit of the Lord is on me. The Trinity is so interesting. I’ve never thought of Jesus and the Holy Spirit being separate. In...

Reading these passages again I am struck with the futility of trying to determine the date of “The End”. We need to be about the work of caring for those in need and in growing our relationship with o...

At some point it came to me that if God put those names in there I should read each one. Interesting people, Rahab, the harlot, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah. And it is Jesus geneal...

Well said Jamie, He really loves us all.

@shelley-johnson Shelley, I like your idea, Jesus having fun with them. Pastor Nick Harris, the best Bible teacher I ever sat under, often reminded us that Jesus had a sense of humor. Now I can see Hi...

Getting to feel like I’m seeing more in this reading than ever before. But tv sure have a lot of questions. I see the literary connection of God passing by and Jesus passing by, but it seemed to me th...

I wonder if their lack of faith goes back to who Jesus is to them. He was a carpenter. Probably had very little formal education. It’s easier for me because I know who he is and where those ideas come...

This reading of Mark continues to raise questions for me. I got to wondering, what would have happened if the disciples had not awakened Jesus?

@jimmy Thanks, Jimmy. The whole process of translation is way past my understanding.

It is interesting to me that there is no mention of worship here in connection with the sabbath. Worship has always been a part of the sabbath for me.

The Word is living, always having something new to say to us. The translation of 1:39 was new to me. Jesus was indignant vs. had compassion on the leper. Looking forward to this look at the Gospels. G...