Mark’s Hidden Gems: Sons of Thunder is Not a Nickname!

I’d always imagined James and John, the Sons of Thunder, as these brash, swashbuckling, Elijah wannabes itching to call down fire from heaven on people. That’s why Jesus called them Sons of Thunder, right? But as I’ve been carefully reading Mark’s Gospel, I’m seeing it far more momentous than a witty nickname. Here’s the sceneContinue reading “Mark’s Hidden Gems: Sons of Thunder is Not a Nickname!”

The Right Hand of Faith

Faith. In the Bible faith is never defined, only described. What about Hebrews 11:1, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”? “See, there faith is defined.” Even that is a description. Faith cannot be defined because the object of faith, God, is so infinitely vast that it takesContinue reading “The Right Hand of Faith”