Terri Moore's blog

Many moons ago when I had no kids of my own, I went to visit my sister who at that time had just one son. My four year old nephew had bunkbeds and he of course wanted Aunt Terri to sleep on the top bunk in his room with him. I obliged (how could I say no?).

The most important thing you need to know about this story is the setting: small town Mississippi in 1987. The reason that is so important? In 1987 I was in the sixth grade and I was the definition of the know-it-all, smart-mouthed, dramatically annoying junior high girl. (Shocking, I know.)

Here we are at the end of our series in the gospel of Mark! I know its been a long run and I hope you've been able to trace the themes in the gospel along with me over the various posts. Today, let's pull together what we've learned from our work.

One of my favorite portions of the New Testament is found in the middle of the gospel of Mark (8:22--10:52). The disciples are following Jesus on the way to Jerusalem and he is teaching them about just who he really is and what it means to follow him. They are struggling with what he says, as do many of us present-day disciples!

We're back with our series on Mark's gospel and today we'll look at elements in the story that highlight the motif of servanthood. (For a review, go here for part one which talked about the historical background of Mark's story and here for part two where we highlighted the motif of authority found in the Gospel.)

I spent Mother's Day, as I do every year of late, thinking about two women I have never met: Linda is around 43 years old and Naomi is about 28 (names are changed). I have no idea what either of these two ladies looks like or exactly where either of them might be found. I have never had a conversation with either; we've never exchanged letters or emails. I wonder about them often, but neither of them have any knowledge of me.

Two weeks ago, we started a series on authority and servanthood in the gospel of Mark. If you haven't read Part I, where I introduced some of the historical backrground to the gospel, I would encourage you to do so.

A few months ago I shared some of my favorite Christmas traditions including our family "Christmas Candles." Well, just in case the title didn't give it away, we also have Easter candles!

I must admit it's true. Most of these screaming fits occur in the middle of the night after everyone else is asleep and my mind refuses to shut down. If you're wondering why I don't awaken everyone in my house, it is only because my screaming fits occur almost exclusively  inside my head. Ironically it's usually in the midst of such fits that God speaks to me most clearly.