Magnolia News

Mark 13:1-13 Imagining the size of the Great Temple of Jerusalem, the size of the stones it took to build and then rebuild the Temple and the sheer number of men it took to put it all together would surely...

Mark 10:17-31 Having grown up in a small school, there was never a time when I could not get to my locker, switch books, and still make it to my next class in time. I was never compelled, by the...

Numbers 11:27-29 Ma

After many days of sunshine, the clouds have moved in again and the threat (or promise) of rain is just beyond the horizon. Ever since a drought threatened a local drinking water supply a few short years ago to the...

John 18:33-37 What kind of world would we be living in if we could know with absolute certainty when time will stand still? There has been a lot of buzz lately about the Mayan “long count” calendar that marks the...

1 Corinthians 7:10-16 Mark 10:2-16 Jesus’ lesson to His disciples about divorce is almost as uncomfortable a topic to address as money. The pastor struggles to say the right things, and the congregation squirms in anticipation of hearing a wrong...

John 11:32-44 In my high school days, I fancied myself something of an actor. Aside from trying to be a character in my other classes, I did one-act plays, readers theaters, duet plays, and school plays including a part as...

Mark 10:35-45 “It's not bragging if you can back it up.” “If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize.” “I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room...