Tag: Mark
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Two Very Different Mornings
For many years I served at a church that hosted an Easter sunrise service on the beach. I would dutifully wake up far earlier than I was accustomed to, layer up since a warm Easter Sunday is more of an ideal than a reality here in the Northeast, and make my way to the seaside…
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Broken Jars, Broken Bread
This week we approach two of the darkest chapters of Scripture: the betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion of Jesus. Mark, our guide on this narrative, has raised the tension higher and higher each week. Chapter by chapter we’ve learned that while Jesus is controversial and confrontational, he’s also approachable, pure, on an uncompromising mission, and in…
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 