Author Archives: L. Lyden

Divided or United If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. Mark 3:24 In today’s reading, Jesus was being accused of working for the devil because He was casting out devils.  He tells the people there a parable about binding and plundering the strong man before you plunder his house, but HeContinue reading “May 25, 2022”

I want to invite you all to the first digital edition of VOICES Magazine.  Select the link below to connect to the Home page of our online platform, VOICESMag.net.  We are excited to share with you on the subject of serving others in this issue.  Choose from your favorite writers on the article page andContinue reading “Daily Dose Subscriber”

Jesus was in a small group Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, Mark 3:14 Who are you walking through life with?  Your family?  Close friends?  Church members?  Hopefully we all have loved ones that we connect with day to day.  Jesus gaveContinue reading “May 24, 2022”

It’s always the right time Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.  Mark 3:4 To do good or not to do good?  That is the question Jesus asked on the Sabbath.  The Pharisees were not happyContinue reading “May 23, 2022”

A Day to Rest And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Mark 2:27 The Sabbath is not something you hear a lot of talk about these days, let alone people actually taking a day of rest.  The Sabbath was the 6th day of the weekContinue reading “May 18, 2022”

New Wine “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.” Mark 2:22 I have written at other times about fasting being a time to set aside physical needsContinue reading “May 17, 2022”

He came for the hurting ones Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.  Mark 2:15 Jesus was after the hurting and lost people of the world.  Those were the onesContinue reading “May 16, 2022”

Bring others too Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. Mark 2:3 Do you have friends, loved ones or neighbors that don’t have Jesus in their life?  Maybe you have tried to share with them the love of God but have never gotten through?  Maybe you are afraidContinue reading “May 14, 2022”

None to great or small But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.” Mark 1:38 I’m struggling again. Seems like things were going along fine when suddenly the problems of life hit. It’s like a storm that comes outContinue reading “May 13, 2022”

Follow Me Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”  Mark 1:17 “Follow Me.”  This was the call that Jesus gave the fishermen on the shore that day.  “I will make you fishers of men.”  Not the greatest sales pitch you ever heard, but it was all they neededContinue reading “May 10, 2022”