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When it comes to living the Christian life, beginnings are better than endings. That may be one of the most important lessons that the Gospel of Mark, by its very structure, teaches us. Looking at life in terms of endings often leads to discontent, neuroses, and despair. We always want to win more, make more, succeed more. More is an insatiable taskmaster. But the Gospel of Mark says the better...

new beginning. It makes perseverance sensible—why stick it out? Because life in Jesus Christ promises eternal life. It restores hope to its rightful place as queen of virtues. One of the geniuses of this Gospel is that it shows how the coming of Jesus Christ helps us focus on beginnings, leaving the endings to God. How? Primarily by showing that Jesus Christ is the New Beginning to end all new beginnings. In one sense, the whole story of the Bible is the story of God’s giving first his chosen people
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