The Weight

Dec 10, 2023    Thailer Jimerson

The "rich young ruler" is a story from the life of Jesus we're mostly familiar with, but why do we have three different renditions of the story - and what do those differences add to our understanding?



Scripture: Mark 10.17-31

(Additional Reading: Matthew 19.28; Mark 8.34-38; Exodus 20.1-11; Ruth 2.11-12; Matthew 6.24; Luke 18.18-30, 19.1-10)


the question






[idolatry 101]






the response







“He only noticed how lightly and how well the skiff sailed now there was no great weight beside her.”

- The Old Man and the Sea -