Thinking and pondering the truths contained in this scripture and quote…may all my (our) personal lords and saviors be crushed… your partner in Christ…

“Where did this man get these things?” (Mark 6.2b)…“People are much more comfortable with a Jesus who is tame, explainable and pliable. He is a problem the minute he looks, feels, or sounds confident, complex or authoritative…Why?…Because he shatters our personally crafted lord and saviors…When the biblical Jesus shines through the fog of our imaginations he is seen as a King instead of a puppet. He is a Savior instead of an advisor. He is God instead of ‘this man’…Nothing in the life of Jesus is accidental. Jesus’ preaching in Mark 6 (and Luke 4) must be seen as a calculated effort to chase out their unbelief. Indeed all Christ-centered preaching endeavors to unfasten our clinging fingers from the idols we create and cling to the Savior that God gives.” Eric Raymond