Sunday Devotions: "With Devils Filled"

Mark 1

Let me suggest two ways to interpret today’s gospel lesson: the one that I’d prefer, and the one that I find easier to ignore.

Option 1

As a college professor, I’d love to be described the way Mark introduces Jesus this week, as he teaches in the synagogue at Capernaum: “They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and …