A chicken gun is a large-diameter, compressed-air cannon used to fire dead chickens at aircraft components to simulate high-speed bird strikes during the aircraft’s flight. (under supervision of animal welfare) Air Force estimates that planes hit about 3,000 birds every year, causing damages in excess of $50 million and sometimes loss of human life. The chicken gun was used by the US Federal…
In Mark 8 we witness the resolve of the Saviour and the declaration of the disciples “You are the Christ.” Having grown up in Tasmania, I’ve started white water kayaking when I was fourteen years of age. There was copious amount of wild rivers and rapids. Ahead of a section of rapids was smooth water…
Appearance is not everything. in Mark 7 Jesus is questioned why his disciples don’t perform cleansing rituals. His answer was about people obeying human traditions than about obeying God’s Word. Mark 7 returns the reader to the theme of conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders/lawyers (cf. Mark 2:1–3:6). Unless you have sat in the Jewish…
Resilient faith is grounded in the person of Jesus Christ. Mark is a storyteller, and the story he is telling is the story of Jesus Christ through the lens of the Apostle Peter’s stories for Roman Christians undergoing persecution. The Christians in Rome had already heard and believed the good news of God’s saving power…
Elders: Shepherd the flock of God Acts 20:28-38 28 “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders. Some sources used being: No barriers – women and pastoral leadership (symposium) with Dr Lynn Cohick, Professor of New Testament at Wheaton…
Three phases of amazement. Mark is a storyteller, and the story he is telling is the story of Jesus Christ through the lens of the Apostle Peter’s stories for Roman Christians undergoing persecution. The Christians in Rome had already heard and believed the good news of God’s saving power (Rom. 1:8) but they needed to…
Mark is a storyteller, and the story he is telling is the story of Jesus Christ through the lens of the Apostle Peter’s stories for Roman Christians undergoing persecution. The Christians in Rome had already heard and believed the good news of God’s saving power (Rom. 1:8) but they needed to hear it again with…