68 illustrations referencing Mark
The morning hour holds unique spiritual power. As the psalmist declared, 'In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly' (Psalm 5:3). There'...
Two illustrations of women touching Jesus: the sinful woman washing His feet (Luke 7) and the bleeding woman touching His cloak (Mark 5)—both showing how the unclean becomes holy through contact with Jesus.
In Schindler's List, Oskar Schindler starts as a war profiteer who wants Jewish workers because they're cheap. Somewhere along the way, their lives become more important than his profit. He spends his
Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot is infamous for betraying Jesus to the authorities (Matt 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16). The meaning of the name “Iscariot” is uncertain; it might refer to a village named
Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea from AD 26 to 36, including the time of Jesus’ death in AD 30 or 33. Pilate gave the official order for Jesus to be crucified. As the go
Herod Antipas Herod Antipas, sixth son of Herod the Great, was ruler of Galilee and Perea from 4 BC to AD 39, during the life of Jesus. His jurisdiction included the regions where Jesus and John the
Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot is infamous for betraying Jesus to the authorities (Matt 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16). The meaning of the name “Iscariot” is uncertain; it might refer to a village named
Herod Antipas Herod Antipas, sixth son of Herod the Great, was ruler of Galilee and Perea from 4 BC to AD 39, during the life of Jesus. His jurisdiction included the regions where Jesus and John the
Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea from AD 26 to 36, including the time of Jesus’ death in AD 30 or 33. Pilate gave the official order for Jesus to be crucified. As the go
Dear God of Love and Justice, In Mark's Gospel, Jesus gathers His disciples close and overturns every assumption they hold about power. "Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant," He tells them — and then He...
In the old-growth forests of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, hikers often notice something remarkable: perfectly straight rows of towering Western hemlocks and Sitka spruces growing in...
On the night of November 23, 1654, Blaise Pascal — the brilliant French mathematician who had already revolutionized physics and invented the mechanical calculator —...
For thirty-one years, Maria Gonzalez set an extra place at her kitchen table in San Antonio. Every Sunday after church, she cooked enough rice, beans,...
Dear God of Love and Justice, Martin Luther once said that a Christian is perfectly free, lord of all, subject to none — and at the same time, a Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant, subject to all. That paradox...
Water always seeks the lowest place. It never climbs upward on its own. From mountain snowmelt to valley stream to ocean floor, water pours itself...
When the disciples jockeyed for thrones, Jesus knelt with a towel. That single image from Mark 10 reshapes everything — including how we open this Book. Scripture was never handed to us as a checklist of prohibitions to weaponize against...
On the night of November 23, 1654, Blaise Pascal — mathematician, physicist, one of the sharpest minds in France — sat alone in his room....
Lord, You didn't hand us a manual on love and walk away. You knelt down with a towel and a basin and showed us exactly what it looks like. In Mark 10, Your Son told those ambitious disciples — jockeying...
Loving God, Creator of every face I will see today, The ancient fathers of the Church taught that when You breathed life into Adam, You did not merely give him lungs — You stamped Your own likeness onto his soul...
In The Kings Speech, King George VI cannot speak without stammering. His private belief in himself means nothing until he can speak publicly. The entire nation needs to hear his voice at war's outbrea
Lord of mercy and justice, I bring before You the weight that so many carry — the mother in Chicago who flinches at every car backfire, the father in Uvalde who still sets a place at the table out of...
On the morning of April 8, 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood in a makeshift chapel at the Schönberg prison school, surrounded by a handful of fellow...
When Maria Santos of San Antonio learned her cancer was terminal in 2019, she didn't spend her remaining weeks making phone calls or writing letters....
In 2019, backpacker Sarah Chen spent eleven days hiking through Denali National Park without ever seeing the mountain. Clouds hung low and thick over the...