Before I watch a movie, I check the Plugged In online review to know if this movie lines up with the standards God has placed on my heart for guarding my mind, eyes, and ears. As I review it, I try to avoid anything the reviewer prefaces with “spoiler alert” so I can still enjoy the story unfolding.

When I think of these crowds coming from all directions, clamoring to get near Jesus, some sick, others with impure spirits, the word that comes to mind is chaos. Mark includes a specific detail in this passage that Jesus asked for a boat.

When was the last time you encountered someone in need? This could have been a physical, financial, emotional, or spiritual need. Now picture that person.

I loved to lead off in baseball; I would plan how it was going to look, stealing a base, and it was awesome. Overall I was a great base runner, yet one day the girl I liked was at my game.

The other day, I was officiating a wedding, and right before the ceremony began, a beautiful bald eagle flew right over the lake in front of where the ceremony was happening. We joked that America was in full support of this new marriage.