Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for I find him a useful assistant. 2 Timothy 4:11, N.E.B. Mark’s mother was a convert to the Christian religion, and her home at Jerusalem was an asylum for the disciples…

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Article posted on en.intercer.net from Rose’s Devotional.

Rose’s Devotionals are prepared by Rose Hartwell, one of the Intercer founders. Since 1999, Rose sends out a daily devotional newsletter that includes a commentary on a Bible passage, a list of prayer requests for the current week and an illustration from daily life that applies to the Bible passage in study.