We have a nagging question of "Is there more than this?" Is there more than what meets the eye. We all have a divine instinct for glory and transcendence. In this passage we see where glory is found and how we can experience it.

In this passage we get to the center of Mark and get to see one of the main messages of the whole book. We learn about our own spiritual blindness and are confronted with the question from Jesus, "Who do you say that I am?"

None of us like to feel insufficient in life. But the truth is, we all are insufficient in some area of life. Despite our dislike of the feeling, it is also the very place where God does some of his deepest work in our lives.

How do we approach God? How can we approach a God who dwells in unapproachable light? In this passage we learn from the boldness of a Gentile woman who didn't base her boldness on her goodness but on Jesus'.

We can all agree that there is something wrong with the world, that there is a brokenness to humanity. But we often disagree on what the root problem is, and so in turn our solutions differ. In this passage Jesus agrees with the religious leaders that there is a serious problem, but he differs greatly on what that problem is and how to cure it.

In 2015 a British journalist coined the phrase "virtue signaling". While the term is new, the concept is ancient. In this passage Mark, Jesus criticize the heartless religion of the Pharisees and how although the honor God with their lips, their hearts are actually far from Him.

We are living in a world that is becoming more and more anxious and fearful. But how can we as followers of Jesus live as people of faith in a culture of fear?

In this passage of Mark we see the provision of God when we are lacking. Todd Auch unpacks several lessons we learn from this sometimes overfamiliar passage.