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Psalm 119:49-72; 1 Kings 17:1-24; Phil. 2:1-11; Matt. 2:1-12   ‘Look not to your own interests, but to the interest of others.’ Paul (even the

Psalm 45; 1 Kings 16:23-34; Phil. 1:12-30; Mark 16:1-8(9-20) So where does Mark really end? This is one of those (rare, despite what the History

Psalm 41, 52; 1 Kings 13:1-10; Phil. 1:1-11; Mark 15:40-47 Joseph of Arimathaea buys a ‘sindona’ to wrap Jesus’ body in. That’s a fine–and expensive!–linen

Psalm 125 & Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; James 2:1-18; Mark 7:24-37   Is your neighbor a jerk? A sinner? A heretic? Dead wrong about politics,

Psalm 30, 32; 1 Kings 12:1-20; James 5:7-12,19-20; Mark 15:33-39 The Jewish historian Josephus, writing for his Roman captors a generation after the crucifixion, described

Psalm 31; 1 Kings 11:26-43; James 4:13-5:6; Mark 15:22-32   When you start to read everything through the lenses of politics, the innocent suffer. That’s

Psalm 37; 1 Kings 11:1-13; James 3:13-4:12; Mark 15:12-21   At the heart of the Christian message is the suffering servant, the One Who has

Psalm 38; 1 Kings 9:24-10:13; James 3:1-12; Mark 15:1-11   Oh, the tongue, the tongue, the tongue. James is right: communication is a blessing, but

Psalm 25; 2 Chron. 6:32-7:7; James 2:1-13; Mark 14:53-65   Mercy triumphs over judgment.   It’s easy to be angry. It’s easy to be offended.

Psalm 20, 21; 1 Kings 7:51-8:21; Acts 28:17-31; Mark 14:43-52   The one I kiss is the man.   So often, it’s the people who

Psalm 16, 17; 1 Kings 5:1-6:1,7; Acts 28:1-16; Mark 14:27-42   “Please, take this cup away, I don’t want it…but it’s Your call, not mine,

Psalm 18; 1 Kings 3:16-28; Acts 27:27-44; Mark 14:12-26   Solomon’s wisdom in action: there is no way, in the absence of DNA testing, for