Recently, we considered what makes a person “clean” or “unclean” in Mark 7:14-23. While these terms are not part of the everyday language that most of us traffic in, you have probably have heard of Jewish people refusing to eat things like… Read More
Obedience as Worship
Jesus sternly rebuked both the scribes and Pharisees in this passage. Contrary to what they thought, Jesus does not welcome obedience that is divorced from the heart. Wedded to the teaching of elders, the Pharisees had long deviated from the… Read More
Fear Hypocrisy
Fear has been called a “conflicting emotion.” Fear is a universal reality and yet we were not originally created to fear like we do today. These two dynamics create a real-world tension. During this series we will dig deep into… Read More