Taking Up Crosses

Mark 8:27-38What did Jesus mean when He said His followers had to "take up their cross"? What does it mean for us?"Cross." What comes to mind for most people today when they hear that word?"Cross?" Oh, that's the decorative altar ornament or something that rests on top of a church steeple or a piec

A Place At The Table

Mark 7:24-37 An elderly woman who was a member of the church I pastured once invited me over for a gathering of her friends. She answered the door and showed me to the living room, her aged dog with yellow teeth, growling at my heels, which I was certain any moment would become milk bone b