"The Gospel of Mark compresses the life of Christ into 16 short chapters. It is an ideal book for busy people because the authoer doesn't give a lot of details but covers a host of events in the life of the Savior in a short time. It is extremely important that you read and reread the Gospels, for we are challenged, "Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus," and "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him." How can we know the mind or walk of Christ unless we know His life? The only way to know that life is to read and reread it in the Gospels. If you are able to maintain the four-chapter-a-day pace, you can read this action-packed Gospel twice in just eight days." ---How to Study the Bible for Yourself (page 56) by Tim LaHaye.
I am not going to ask you to do this in eight days (unless you want to). However, we will spend this and next week reading and re-reading the Gospel of Mark. This gives us plenty of time to read it at least twice without rushing.
----"We live as those who are on a journey home: A home we know will have the lights on and the door open and our Father waiting for us when we arrive. That means in all adversity our worship of God is joyful, our life is hopeful, our future is secure. There is nothing we can lose on earth that can rob us of the treasures God has given us and will give us." John Oxenham, 1861? - 1941.
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Enjoy your week of reading! :-)
kt
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At first, reading Mark's account of the many miracles, travels, and events of Jesus and his life made my head spin! However, I soon got used to the quick pace and took read each event more carefully. I appreciated so much being to read and re-read the responses Jesus made as he was questioned. Only God's voice could have spoken during some of the confrontational scenes. Only God's hand could have moved to heal.
kt
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