Jesus goes up a mountain one way and comes down another in a transformative moment that is setting in motion a fulfillment of prophecy. PLUS Chop and Mark discuss Jet lag, the Super Bowl and chop's trip to Okinawa

Jesus heals a blind man at Bethsada, Peter confesses Jesus' true identity, and the foretelling of the prophetic suffering Messiah on the cross is revealed

Is it De ja vu ? Jesus feeds a massive crowd of folks AGAIN,while the Pharisees demand a sign . Jesus also warns his followers about the leaven of the authority

John the Baptist can't keep Herod out of his mouth, which finds him in prison and in danger. Meanwhile Jesus gives everyone a lesson somewhere between "all things are possible through Him" and "he is more than enough" 

The Jewish customs of 2000+ years ago forbade a gentile, let alone a gentile woman to speak to a Hebrew man, let alonespeak to a rabbi, but Jesus is tearing down the  old traditions and creating a new covenant

Chapter 7 in the Book of Mark sees Jesus challenge human traditions that don't truly reflect God, as Jesus and the Pharisees have a little chat about eating with "dirty" hands, but Jesus seems to more concerned about "dirty" hearts. 

As Chapter 5 of the Gospel according to Mark continues, a daughter of a synagogue leader and a woman who is only identified through her dysfunction become the focus of miracles, as Jesus continues to reward the faithful

Is this JJ&M or "Scary Stories from the Bible" ? Jesus and the disciples find themselves in a graveyard with a man who has many demons holding him in possession. Frightening verses that become less harrowing when you start asking yourself ... Wait? What are these pigs doing here?

James & Mark take a break from the reading of the Gospel according to Mark to talk a little more about themselves and the podcast