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Mark 15:33-39 The Torn Veil
Mark 15:33-39 33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Jesus cried out, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?” This was a…
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Mark 15:1-32 Jesus Had To Die
Mark 15:1-32 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. 2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” Jesus replied. 3 The chief priests accused him of…
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Mark 14:1-11 Betrayal, Money and Worship
Mark 14:1-11 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.” The Passover feast was a big event during that time…
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Book Review: God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
As part of our required reading, we were asked to read anti-theist Christopher Hitchen’s book God is Not Great. I had a hard time reading this book for many reasons. Here is my review of the book: In God’s not Great, Hitchens set out by giving us four irreducible objections to religious faith. This objection…
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Ten Books that Changed Me in 2017
Here is a list of ten books I have read last year that made quite an impact in my life. Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger. Areally helpful book on leadership development. Changed how we did ministry this year for Victory Greenhills focusing on building leaders for the world. Through this book, we have redesigned…