Water Daily

This week we look at Mark 9:30-37, in which Jesus teaches his followers about discipleship, service and humility. So much of what he said was unsettling, but his disciples were afraid to ask him what he really meant. Do we ask God about the things that confuse us? 

Today we  look at James 3:1-12, which speaks of how damaging our tongues can be. Can we learn to use our faculty of speech to bless and not curse, to build up and not tear down? 

This week we look at Mark 8:27-38, in which Jesus talks about what true discipleship is – and costs. Jesus says it requires us to think like God - how do we do that? 

This week we look at Mark 8:27-38, in which Jesus talks about what true discipleship is – and costs. Does it always have to involve suffering? 

 This week we look at Mark 8:27-38, in which Jesus talks about what true discipleship is – and costs. He asked his followers, "Who do you say that I am? He asks us the same question...

This is Water Daily for September 6, 2021. This week we look at Mark 8:27-38, in which Jesus talks about what true discipleship is – and costs. The transition from the ease of summer into the more hectic pace of fall can mirror that journey.

This week we look at Mark 7:24-37, in which we have two healing stories - today we reflect on the healing of a man who could not hear or speak, and think about how the church of our day may need Jesus' healing in just the same way. 

This week we look at Mark 7:24-37, in which we have two healing stories - the second one in which Jesus heals a man who is impaired in both speech and hearing. Jesus is unusually "hands on" in this healing - what does that tell us about God?

This week we look at Mark 7:24-37, in which we have two healing stories. In the first, Jesus seems reluctant to deal with someone outside his community. Who's on the edges of our lives who's hungry for the riches we enjoy, spiritually as well as materially? 

This week we look at Mark 7:24-37, in which Jesus crosses some boundaries - and even gets kind of surly. What do we make of this fully human man who was also fully God, and able to release people from the worst kind of bondage?