Jimmy Doyle

It's funny how we run across passages that seem new, like we've never read them before--even though we have 🤷😅 “The law and the prophets were in force until John; since then, the good ...

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...

To me, this part is like the practical explanation that Jesus sometimes gives to his disciples after his parables… with the virgins and with the talents, the point is not to just wait for the Jesus to...

I feel like I am often trying to find better words to express this idea, and one way it has come to mind as I read these chapters is this: Jesus is yearning for us to discover the point. It’s not succ...

I really like how Jesus responded in those first few verses when John the Baptist sent his disciples to find out if Jesus was the “one to come or if they should look for another”. ”Go tell John what y...

I have always love Matthew 9:9-13, maybe because I am a nurse but today as Jesus is teaching at Mathew’s house I can’t help but notice how Jesus is using the Old Testament to bring home his point. Ins...

Would I be right in assuming that the paralytic man in Matthew 9:1-8 is the same man as in Mark 2:1-12?

So much wisdom in two chapters! Thank you for this study and happy birthday to Jay!

Soooo…yes very familiar, especially as Jay has been preaching from the Sermon on the Mount…but the commentary in my Life Application Study Bible caused me to learn something that I had always glossed ...

@siteadmin So... can you help me move beyond: "Dang... the Law of Moses was more awful than I thought!" ??? And what does it mean for "a spirit of jealousy to come on a man" ? (Even if "she has not d...

You know, this part of the text always sticks out to me:  “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” They re...

It was an angel that appeared to the wise men.

Who could see the Star of Bethlehem? It appeared to the wise men but Herod didn’t appear to know about it. The star is not mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, it was an angel that appeared to them.

Yes, so right about our individualism. I think of how not-so-far-back we know our ancestors these days and MARVEL at the Jewish ways and records--yes for the purpose of tracking lineage but also to wa...

The Gospel of Matthew opens with a great list of names. Maybe because of all the ‘begats’ in the book of Numbers, we see a genealogy like this and skip to verse 17 where the hard-to-pronounce names ar...

@jimmy Us from God vs. God from Us – that is helpful to think about! The things that stick out in my memory are the moment where the men died after touching the Ark as it was falling, and something ab...

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...

Genealogies are not the most interesting reading in the Bible but now that you have did any names stand out to you? Did you recognize any names from the Old Testament? How many women are mentioned? I...

I loved going through Mark at such a slow pace! Also, I think it seems a little random and very specific that he tells the disciples that those who believe will “pick up snakes in their bare hands.” W...

We made it through! How was Mark for you? As Jimmy said in the Podcast, "Where is the resurrected Jesus among you?!"

@siteadmin I guess how I said it above? …the idea that in a moment, Jesus experienced separation from God. Jesus feeling the physical cost of the cross for sure, and the relational pain from moments ...

I don’t know the answer to this question but it could be both.

“Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭15:36‬ ‭NIV‬...

Jimmy thanks for all this. I had never caught or thought of what the word "brought" meant here. I just visualized it like he was walking carrying his cross, but I think this makes sense that they were...

I think I've said this before in group, but as a father this part of the gospel wrecks me emotionally every time. I understand that the greater good happened, but the reward we all get to experience i...

@jimmy Next time don't reply until you say all you need to say! 😉 But that is a helpful reminder, thank you!! And informative background...

@silverfx23 Don't be afraid to jump in! 🙂

Gonna say, this is great discussion and I love being able to "listen" and learn from so many of you all. I'm grateful for this format and God bless you all!

@jimmy Like, when I look at these verses in Mark (and also checked the other Gospels to see, as well), I don't necessarily see instructions for what we do for communion today... Obviously it's related...

@jimmy @vltaylor1136 I was wondering similar things! What would Jesus's words have sounded like and meant to these guys? How does our sacrament of communion, feeling so ancient and established, come f...

Some further thoughts I couldn't compose in the moment on the podcast about the woman anointing Jesus... The beauty that she gets it... Of all Jesus's closest people and those most devoted and desper...

Reading this I feel all the emotions! (I am a pretty emotional person myself). Jesus- the desperation for a different plan, the frustration of his friends falling asleep, the hurried and maybe anger h...

This was my response on the podcast. I felt the pain of Jesus' heart and all that he was soon to endure.

Because Communion is so much a part of our worship we don’t often give it a second thought but how new would have this idea of sharing Jesus body and blood be to the disciples? This is the new covenan...

Every time I read this passage, I am always drawn to Judas. What must he have been thinking? What must have been going on in his heart?

@mallary-malwick What do you think might be leading him to take the path he chooses? We see how the rest of the disciples often miss the point, too (i.e. those indignant by the woman here; and many ot...

I honestly don’t know. His role had to take place which makes me feel a little sorry for him. No one wants that role in history. I wonder if it’s a situation like Pharaoh, where God hardened his heart...

@jimmy yes! And you help all of us see that more clearly.

Thanks, Jimmy! This is what I remember learning in a Daniel study I did years ago. It was so impactful, I've actually retained some of the details. 😅 I think our generation has tried so hard t...

The temple would have truly been awe inspiring and the disciples response to seeing the stones is still shared by so many who go see the western/wailing wall. The inevitable destruction of the temple ...

One thing that certainly helps me process this chapter is to first consider it as it was originally experienced (as disciples and others with Jesus) and second as it was later read/shared from Mark's ...

These podcasts are so helpful. I just want to thank you for taking the time to do them!

When my father was in his last days he was so eager to see my mother, who had died several years earlier. This passage leaves me wondering about their reunion.

The teachers of the law strike me as our current day FBI. Following Jesus and trying to catch him in something they could charge him. Convinced of Jesus guilt..of what? Daring to question their auth...

I feel the drama in this encounter and these questions. Things are really starting to get ugly (this is how I feel about it). My Bible notes say that in this passage that no matter what Jesus said in ...

@amberhocker @shelley-johnson The mystery of faith… the power of prayer… I’m with ya. Don’t worry! We finally clear it up in the podcast, so be looking out! PS - We definitely don’t. Hahahaha, but I t...

I think it is interesting that the one specific thing that is mentioned about praying is that we are to start with forgiving others. I think it must be a way to prepare our hearts for meeting/talking ...

Same thoughts Travis and Shelley. As it’s been rolling around in my mind this AM I was thinking about how I have to trust, fully, God in his sovereignty, but I do believe the Spirt gives us power and ...

I. Don't. Know. 😩 I've been reading a lot about prayer and doing a lot of praying, and not all prayers get answered. Prayers are not meant to be wish lists. Prayers are invitations into the wo...

This is a tough one. Whenever this passage has been talked about, I usually come away feeling discouraged because of all the good things I have prayed for that haven’t come about… Did I just not belie...

I really do appreciate all the description both from Jimmy and from Travis, it helped me really contemplate more on this moment. Not to take away from anything anyone else has already commented, and o...

Thank you for the visuals yesterday, so good! @Travis Bruno I also appreciated what you wrote so much. This is such a defining moment, wow. I hadn't thought of it like that. I know Jesus was doing eve...

Hmmm…is this the 100% human Jesus or the 100% God that gets angry…I am not sure it makes a difference as they were a “den of thieves and robbers” within God’s house…but hmmm

Better late than never? The podcasts for Week 07 of Year in the Gospels are finally out. This week Shelley Johnson joined us. Unfortunately, we had some connection problems with her Zoom feed, and we ...

Man... reading through this (and peeking into tomorrows portion) again, I'm getting a new picture that is much darker and sort of chilling. This is my interpretation, anyway: Then Jesus entered Jerus...

Any idea who Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus was? It’s not very often that one of the people healed is specifically named. Usually it’s “the lame man” or “the blind man”.

Ah yes…it was underwater At the beginning of the Cenozoic, through the Paleocene and Eocene, similar deposition to the Cretaceous took place, including bituminous limestone and mar...

Thank you Jimmy for the pictorial input…what strikes me is at both ends of the trek to Jerusalem is first the Jordon Valley…geologically speaking it looks like the Dead Sea may have flooded the entire...

They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was goi...

Am I the rich young ruler or am I a disciple? Am I willing to be last or do I strive to still be first? Jesus looked at them and said, “with man it is impossible, but not with God. For ALL things are...

“Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and ...

I saw that too, Vickie. He felt love for him! 🙌🙌

Daily Readings Sunday: Mark 10 Monday: Mark 10:1-9 Tuesday: Mark 10:10-22 Wednesday: Mark 10:23-31 Thursday: Mark 10:32-40 Friday: Mark 10:41-52 Full Text of Mark 10 Then Jesus left that p...

Travis, thanks for these thoughts. In the past I've had divorced friends feel uncomfortable in the church and this is something I will save in case it comes up again.

Okay so... this is a difficult passage (including v10-12 in Tuesday's reading). I think/hope what we shared in the podcast can help when we deal with this one. Just one other thing I wanted to say, th...

@okiebull13 It's there for me! 🧐

When I came back from working out, it was there…not sure where the glitch was🤔🤔😉👍🐮

Something that just stood out to me, is that this young man approaches Jesus much like others in previous chapters who have had great need for healing: running up and falling to his knees. Maybe this ...

As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him  Until now, I had the feeling that Jesus words to the young man were a rebuke but as I slow down and read, he looked at him with love. Who or what do ...

I believe. Help my unbelief. This has always had such meaning for me. Do we believe…enough?

@silverfx23 Yes! What a roller coaster of awareness, of right and wrong reactions… Ultimately, Peter is just trying, and Jesus always has grace for that because Peter’s heart is for Jesus, even when h...

I find myself identifying with Peter very much in how he is portrayed here. Very human. He takes Jesus aside and gives Him a "talking to" then later offers to build Him Moses and Elijah a shelter eve...

When I think of any of the Apostles, I am reminded of the Maundy Thursday Service we have done that captured the thoughts of each Apostle at the Last Super…in Peter’s Soliloquie, he is portrayed as on...

Mark 8:27-9:8, give us an interesting view of Peter. Peter, who first says “You are the Christ”. To Peter, who doesn’t want to hear that Jesus must suffer and die. To Peter who is terrified at the tra...

Are there other places in scripture besides this one with the blind man that it takes Jesus a couple of attempts to fully heal someone? It’s interesting to me that it takes him a couple tries when we ...

@jimmy Which means it's okay to moan and groan about things sometimes... @jralphsmith said it well on Sunday, and I am processing it to mean that unless we are contending for something we shouldn't co...

The wild ride that is the Disciples. Mark is very clear on the way the disciples both know and receive and use Jesus's authority, yet time and time again they are hard of heart and don't really get wh...

More bread!! 😅 I have always been fascinated that Mark includes two miraculous feedings-- first the 5000, then the 4000. I read recently that perhaps both are included because of their locatio...

Am I correct to think that Tyre and Sidon were not the hub of Jewish culture? Would this conversation happen within hearing distance of not only Jews but Gentiles as well? Although sounding harsh to u...

@siteadmin I do struggle with this passage. It rubs against my view of Jesus love and mercy toward the least of these and welcoming all. The result was mercy. But why did Jesus equate her to a dog?

Could any of this clean/unclean food conversation be a foreshadowing of Peter’s vision where God tell him “do not make anything impure that God has made clean”?

i think I get stuck in the larger message of what is or isn't left from the mosaic code of purity. Kind of like the disciples I can hear Jesus saying that I am missing it. I found this quote from a co...

I feel like this is where Jesus speaks more plainly than ever. This. Is. A. Heart. Thing. It must be so hard though for these people living in this time who are so deeply steeped in their human tradit...

Came across a neat reminder in some of my studies that I had not recognized yet. The parentheticals, (that is, a gift of God) were used by Mark to help bring context to the gentile readers. So that th...

Catching up on last weeks comments…Travis, for me if you read on in the verse , Mark mentions that their hearts were hardened….my thought is that although they had been with Jesus for awhile…had seen ...

Exactly! 😊

They wanted so badly to hear Jesus. In the end, He also fed them.

@jimmy Back at UCO, we had a large format printer that could print on a 4’ wide roll! Is that big enough??? I can check with some of my current contacts… 😜

That is great info. I also kind of wondered if it had anything to do with the 12 disciples. They doubted/questioned feeding the crowd and it almost seemed like a left over basket for each of them.

Such a great story!!! Any significance of 12 baskets full left over?

@jimmy yes! It's a much longer list than I would've thought. 🤔

@jimmy thank you!!

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...

That’s what I see also Shelley. A good message to us: Christ can work miracles in us, if we only believe.

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...

The disciples sarcastically respond to Jesus, "should we go and buy bread for 8 months of wages (200 coins) and give it to them to eat?" They knew they didn't have the means to pay for their feeding, ...

I love this story for so many reasons. I envision how desperate for Jesus these people were to come far and leaving home fast without provisions. How Jesus feeds and cares for His sheep. How Jesus gi...

I envision Herod’s response to John the Baptist as how the world accepts the words of God. That is many will hear the word and many will like what it says at first but when the world is asked to chang...

Jimmy, should I get the “extra virgin olive oil”? 🤓. Another note, Herod was influenced by John the Baptist. When Jesus came He believed that John had been “raised”, leading me to question...

@jimmy What does pseudepigraphal mean? And I guess I need to make some focaccia bread! Thank you for the extra insight on their “perspective of olive oil.” I didn’t realize it would make a difference,...