Welcome to the Jesus Image podcast.

Grab your Bibles and open with me to Mark Chapter 8.

I've been playing. Playing is probably the wrong word.

I just don't know another way to describe it. I've been playing with certain concepts and thoughts, ideas in the scripture.

And just trying to learn how he thinks, because he thinks so different.

And it's not close.

It's not like I'm almost there.

It's like he just thinks he just thinks different.

He sits by the offering basket in a temple and people are bringing their gifts.

First of all, it's an odd place for him to sit, but that's where he sat.

I think he still does.

And when it was over, he said the widow's might was more than all the other gifts.

Now, it's a nice lesson, but let's think for a minute.

He actually thinks it's more.

He just thinks it's more.

He just thinks different. He thinks that you actually receive by giving.

He thinks you go high by going low.

He thinks you become the ruler of all by being the servant of all.

He just thinks different.

And if you're anything like me, and I'm sure some of you really have it together,

but if you're anything like me, you have to face the same lesson over and over again many times

because you still don't get it.

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