Possessed Man Sees What Tame Crowd Overlooks

It took a wild and crazy guy – someone out of his mind – to recognize who Jesus was. It happened early in the ministry of Jesus at a synagogue in Capernaum where he was teaching with great effectiveness (Mark 1:21-28). The folks gathered there on the Sabbath were...

Maybe the Church Needs to Lose Power

Jesus, I suppose, didn’t think he was retaining his power at the expense of others. In his mind, I’m guessing, he thought he was doing a pretty good job of sharing his power with everyone who asked.   After all, according to the first five chapters of...