Just as surely as our world is predicated on greed, necessitating a miracle from God to set us free from its death grip, so our culture is rife with pride. Everything from the chant “we’re number one” to the way we “look out for number one” point to the influence of pride, and the one [...]
Archive for August, 2009
servant of all — Mark 10:32-45 — August 13
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hard for the rich — Mark 10:17-31 — August 12
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Cultures have universally idolized the rich. Greed is a universal characteristic. Some of us dream about what it would be like if we had all the money we needed, and then some. And though we fantasize about how generous we would be, the poor record of giving of the rich, when compared to the poor, [...]
divorce — Mark 10:1-16 — August 11
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Hard words here for a culture in which 50% of marriages end in divorce.
And Jesus assesses the problem accurately, both in His day, and in ours: hardness of heart (Mark 10:5).
But notice that He doesn’t point fingers at those divorcing. Rather, it appears as if He challenges the culture and the people of His day [...]
