<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Mark, my words: Jesus stands before Pontius&nbsp;Pilate]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Jesus stands before Pontius Pilate and doesn&#8217;t seem to be particularly interested in defending his case [we could learn a LOT there, right?] and perhaps gives us a glimpse of the idea that following Him may often entail swimming against the current we find ourselves in.</p>
<p>Join me as I continue on with Mark 15 from verse 1 to 15:</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/mark-my-words-let-it-all-really-sink-in"><strong>[For the next passage in Mark and a reflection on Jesus&#8217; death on the cross, click here]</strong></a></p>
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