Jesus so radically challenged the religious elite that they wanted to know who he thought he was.  Who was he to change their life?   What authority was he acting under?   Who is Jesus in YOUR life?  Join Chaplain Walt as he continues this challenging series in the Gospel of Mark.

In Mark 11 there are two instances of Jesus getting upset.  The first deals with a fig tree that falsely advertised that it bore fruit.  The second was the way the religious leaders neglected to provide for non-Jews to get close to God.  There are lessons for us in both of these as Jesus will judge us not by our lip service, but by our actions.  Join Chaplain Walt for this episode of our journey through the Gospel of Mark--The Story of Jesus.

The Jews who welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem had their own ideas about what Messiah meant.  What happens when the Jesus you get isn't the Jesus you wanted?   Join Chaplain Walt as we look at what happened that last week before the crucifixion and how we can avoid the trap they fell into.   

Last week Jesus asked James and John what he could do for them.   This week he asks blind Bartimaeus  the same question.  The results were very different.  Join Chaplain Walt as we look at a physically blind man who had great spiritual sight.

The temptation for self-promotion is real for all of us.   But Jesus taught that self-denial was the path to greatness in the Kingdom of God.   Join Chaplain Walt for this week's teaching from the Book of Mark. 

The young man seemed to have everything going for him, but he was troubled.  He came to Jesus and Jesus told him he lacked one thing.  Just one thing.   The man ended up going away sad.   Is there something in your life that stands in the way of Jesus being Lord of your life?   Join Chaplain Walt for this challenging message from the Gospel of Mark.

Divorce is a tough issue as it has affected nearly every one of us.  The subject was no less touchy in Jesus' day.  God's original intent was the permanence of marriage.  How are Christians to gracefully approach failed marriages and those who have suffered through marital breakup.  Join Chaplain Walt as he looks at what Jesus taught about divorce (and marriage).  

Jesus came to teach.  And he chose the most unlikely place and the most unlikely student to teach us about the essence of worship.   Join Chaplain Walt as we look at What Jesus Taught about Worship.

(Please note--This is Chaplain Walt's last scheduled podcast UNTIL October 2022. Please enjoy our archived podcasts over the summer, or catch up on what you've missed.)   Jesus said some pretty hard  and difficult things.  Today's passage is one of them as Jesus tells us to get radical about sin.  

We all tend to draw circles.  And then we decide who is inside, and outside the circle.   But is our circle congruent with Jesus' circle?  Join Chaplain Walt as he teaches from Mark ch 9 about the danger of making our circle too small.