The Word Is Given.
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When they Refuse To Hear You, Keep Walking .
What do you do when the people who know you best can’t see who you’re becoming?In Episode 19 of The Word Is Given, we walk through Mark 6:1-13. Jesus is rejected in his hometown, then sends out the twelve disciples and tells them what to...
When God Misses Your Deadline .
Episode 18: When God Misses Your DeadlineWhat happens when Jesus stops for one person while someone else is running out of time? In this episode, Rick, the Divine Scribe, finishes Mark chapter five (verses 21-43) and looks at Jairus, a s...
What Does Jesus Do With Someone Who Is Broken ?
The spirits in Mark 5 know exactly who Jesus is—and they are afraid of him. The man they have tormented has a different ending: he is freed and sent home to tell his people about mercy.That contrast made me ask a question I’ve carried fo...
God Do You Even Care ?
The disciples are caught in a terrifying storm. Their boat is filling with water, and Jesus is asleep.Finally, they wake him and ask, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”That question is bigger than one storm on the Sea of Galil...
A Lamp, A Seed, And A Mustard Seed.
Jesus asks a simple question: why light a lamp just to hide it? In Episode 15, we dig into Mark 4:21-34 — the lamp, the growing seed, and the mustard seed — and what they actually say about how faith grows. Not with control. Not with fear...
Why Am I Doing This : Revised
Thirteen episodes ago, I tried to explain why I started The Word Is Given. Now I understand the answer much more clearly.In this special revisited episode, I share my experience with religious fear, the ques...
What Happened To The Soil ?
Jesus tells the story of a farmer scattering seed onto four different kinds of ground.But maybe the Parable of the Sower isn't about labeling people as good soil or bad soil.Maybe the better question is: What happened to the so...
When Religion Calls Goodness Evil .
n Episode 12 of The Word Is Given, Rick explores Mark 3:13–35, where Jesus appoints twelve ordinary people to learn from him and carry his message forward.Soon afterward, Jesus’ own family believes he has lost his mind, while religious a...
When Religion Gets Angry At Healing .
Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath, but religious leaders respond by joining with political power and planning his death. In this episode, Rick explores Mark 3, hardened hearts, the “Son of Man,” and what happens when rules and power become...
When Rules Forget People .
In Episode 10, Rick explores Mark 2:13–28, where Jesus calls Levi, shares a table with outsiders, answers questions about fasting, and challenges burdensome Sabbath traditions. Through each encounter, Jesus brings the focus back to compas...
When Love Tore Open The Roof.
Four people carry a paralyzed man to Jesus, but the crowded house blocks their way. Instead of giving up, they climb onto the roof and tear it open.In this episode, we explore Mark 2:1–12—a powerful story about healing, forgiveness, dete...
Willing To Make Us Whole .
In Episode 8 of The Word Is Given, Rick explores Mark 1:35–45. Jesus withdraws to a solitary place to pray before continuing his mission throughout Galilee. He then encounters a man with leprosy—a person who may have experienced years ...
Healing, Hope, and Jesus in Mark 1:29-34
In this episode of The Word Is Given, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Mark (Mark 1:29–34), where Jesus heals Simon Peter's mother-in-law and, by evening, the entire town gathers at the door seeking hope.But what if t...
What Does Real Authority Feel Like ?
What does real spiritual authority look like ---and what does it feel like ?In this episode of THE WORD IS GIVEN, we explore Mark1:21-28 where Jesus amazes the people of Capernaum with a quiet authority rooted not in fear, or control, bu...