by Susan Barnes | 23 Mar 2021 | Devotions
Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Mark 8:25Some translations say Jesus touched his eyes a “second time.”A letter has been described as “a visit from a friend who was...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Apr 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.” Mark 16:1 There are a number of Marys in the...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Apr 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.” Mark 15:15 Pilate, like the Jewish leaders, chose what was safe...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Apr 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “The chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. ‘But not during the festival,’ they said, ‘or the people may riot.’” Mark 14:2 The...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Mar 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.” Mark 13:34 God has given us all...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Mar 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.” Mark 12:2-3...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Mar 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “‘John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!’ They discussed it among themselves and said, If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Mar 2019 | Short Devotion
Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 Jesus isn’t the Messiah we expect. He turns worldly values upside...
