How to Take Hold of Hope Even in Disappointing Seasons | Mark 16

Have you ever been so disappointed — for so long — that you just stopped hoping anything good could happen next? That's exactly where these women are as they make their way to the tomb in the early morning hours of Mark chapter 16. They aren't coming with expectation. They're coming with burial spi…

God's Silence Is Not His Absence in Your Life | Mark 15

If you were writing a story about the Son of God, Mark chapter 15 is probably not the story you would write. Jesus is arrested, mocked, beaten, humiliated, and executed — and through almost all of it, He is completely silent. No protest. No retaliation. No escape. And He had every power to do all o…

Are You Following Jesus at a Distance? | Mark 14 (Pt 2)

Have you ever been absolutely sure you'd hold up under pressure — until you didn't? That's Peter's story in Mark chapter 14, and honestly? It's most of our stories, too. Peter is one of Jesus's closest friends. He's bold, he's passionate, he's all in. And when Jesus tells him that before the roost…

Proximity to Jesus Is Not the Same as Surrender to Him | Mark 14

What would it look like to give your very best to Jesus — not what's left over, not what's convenient, but your actual best? That's the question sitting at the center of Mark chapter 14, and it comes to life through one of the most striking contrasts in all of the Gospels. In the same passage, on …

Faith Grows in the Uncertainty You're Trying to Avoid | Mark 13

If you've ever wanted God to just tell you his plan— give you the timeline, the clarity, the step-by-step guide — then Mark chapter 13 is going to both challenge you and, I think, ultimately free you. This is one of the most debated, over-interpreted chapters in all of the Gospels. Jesus launches …

How to Really Know What You Value Most | Mark 12

What if the way you measure your faith isn't the way God measures it at all? That's the question Jesus drops right in our lap in Mark chapter 12 — and He uses one of the most quietly powerful moments in all of the Gospels to make the point. We've been watching Jesus disrupt systems, confront relig…

You Are The Temple... So What's Keeping You from True Worship? | Mark 11

Before Jesus can use you, He has to disruptyou — and that's actually good news.  We all love the version of Jesus who comforts us, encourages us, and comes alongside us. But what do we do with the Jesus who confronts us? Because that's exactly who we meet in Mark chapter 11.  This story is situat…

Is God Asking Me to Surrender the Thing I'm Asking Him to Bless? | Mark 10

What if the thing you're asking God to bless is actually the thing He's asking you to let go of? That's the question sitting at the heart of Mark chapter 10 today, and friend, it's a big one. We're looking at one of the most well-known — and most misunderstood — stories in all of the Gospels: the …

"I Believe, Help My Unbelief" What We Learn from This Honest Prayer | Mark 9

Have you ever found yourself saying, I want to believe — I really do — but there's this part of me that just... doesn't? That is exactly where we land in Mark chapter 9 today, and friend, you are in good company. We're wrapping up our mini-series on confusion to clarity, and this week we're sittin…

How We Move from Confusion to Clarity in Our Faith | Mark 8

Today, we're walking through Mark chapter 8, a pivotal moment in the Gospel where the disciples move from confusion to clarity about who Jesus really is. Through repeated miracles, honest questions, and a powerful healing story, we see that spiritual understanding often happens in stages—not all at…