Jesus drew on the biblical meaning of love, commanding unwavering loyalty to God and neighbor.

The Evangelists had come to believe that Jesus was indeed the bearer of divine authority.

Mark’s community found themselves waiting for deliverance during a time of great distress.

Only a life spent pursuing the love of God will leave something that survives the encounter with death.

God’s dream for humanity is bigger than the social realities of the day.

Those who wait on the least will be the ones in whom God will find a reflection of the Son.