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Mark 6:45–56 — Lord of the Storm
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He wa
Mark 6:30–44 — The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Welcome to The Berean Post, where we take Bible study seriously — just like the Bereans Paul commended in Acts 17:11. In today’s study, we’re looking at Mark 6:30–44, the miraculous feeding of the five thousand — a moment that reveals Jesus as the true Shepherd who both teaches a
Preterism on Trial: Testing Fulfillment Claims Against Scripture, Logic, and History
Was all biblical prophecy fulfilled in the first century? Part one of a series that puts the claim to an honest test, against Scripture, history, and its own logic.
Mark 6:14–29 — A Party of Death
Mark stops the action to describe a royal banquet that ends with a prophet's head on a platter. Two kingdoms, two tables, and a choice about which one you sit at.
Unveiling the Berean Study Approach
The Bereans in Acts 17 were called noble because they checked. Here is how that habit turns into a practical method for reading Scripture for yourself.
Mark 6:7–13 — Sent With Nothing but Authority
No bag, no bread, no money. Jesus sends the twelve out with nothing but authority and each other, and that turns out to be the point.
Rapture, Wrath, and Resurrection
Another predicted rapture came and went. Some had already sold their homes. Paul's letters to the Thessalonians are not an escape plan, and never were.
Mark 5:35–43 — Do Not Be Afraid, Only Believe
Do Not Be Afraid, Only Believe | Mark 5:35–43 | Studies in the Gospel of Mark (Ep. 14) The house was chaos. Mourners filled the air with wailing. Neighbors pressed in. Death had taken Jairus’ daughter. But when Jesus walked in, everything changed. In this episode, we continue the
Rapture or Resurrection? Testing the Claims of September 2025
A preacher announced Jesus told him the rapture would happen on 23 September 2025, and showed his arithmetic. Testing the claim against Scripture.
How to Have a Bad Day Step 31: Commit to Writing 31 Blogs in One Month
The last step in the series, and the most self-inflicted. What thirty-one days of writing on purpose taught me about the scrolling that started it.
Mark 5:25–34 — Who Touched Me?
Twelve years bleeding, every doctor tried, every coin spent, and ritually unclean the entire time. She reaches for the hem of His robe from behind.
Mark 5:21–24 — Falling at His Feet
“Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, ‘My little d
Mark 1:35–39 — Mission Over Momentum
Episode Notes The night before, Jesus’ ministry looks unstoppable — crowds pressing, healings flowing, demons shrieking. By any measure, this is “momentum.” But at daybreak, He does something shocking: He walks away.In Mark 1:35–39, Jesus trades applause for prayer, success for s
Mark 5:1–20 — Chains Can't Hold Him
Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, beca
Mark 4:35–41 — Jesus Calms the Storm
Fishermen who had worked that lake their whole lives were certain they were about to die. And Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the stern.
Mark 4:30–34 — The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and sho
Mark 4:24–25 — The Measure You Use
A merchant pressing grain down and shaking it so the basket overflows. That is the picture behind “with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
How to Have a Bad Day Step 30: Embrace Depression
Half of Canadians will face mental illness by forty. This is the longest post in the series and the most honest one, including my own turn with it.
Mark 4:26–29 — The Parable of the Seed
And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the fu
Mark 4:21–23 — The Lamp
Nobody lights a lamp and shoves it under a bed. Jesus uses the most ordinary object in a Galilean home to say something about what cannot stay hidden.
How to Have a Bad Day Step 29: Give Up
Step twenty-nine: give up. Hollywood taught us every conflict resolves in ninety minutes. Jesus said plainly that we would have trouble, and then said why.
Mark 4:21–34 — The Parables of the Kingdom: An Overview
The lamp, the measure, the growing seed, the mustard seed. It looks like a bundle of loose sayings until you lay them out together and see the pattern.
Mark 4:13–20 — The Parable Explained
Jesus explains the sower, and the explanation is less comfortable than the story. Three of the four soils receive the word, and three of them lose it.
How to Have a Bad Day Step 28: Don't Think too Hard
Step twenty-eight: do not think too hard. The information is not just out there, it is hunting you down, and giving up on truth feels like relief.