(wait, haven’t we been here before?)
Mark 8:1-21

Sometimes, the stories in the gospels are confusing. Why this story? Why now? And, wait a second, haven't I heard this one before? The feeding of the 4000 is one such story. Didn't we just hear about the feeding of the 5000? But familiarity with the first story doesn't mean we know what's happening with the second. And the existence of a second story should make us question whether we really understood the first! Thankfully, in the midst of this conundrum, the message remains a simple one: Jesus is the way, the truth and the life!

But that doesn't mean we can't try to answer the question of why a second feeding story shows up in Mark's Gospel!

LEVI SIMPSON
Director of Spiritual Care
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission