Mark 6:1–6 There are moments when the nearness of God is not received as good news, but as an offense. Mark 6 brings us into one of those moments—a quiet tragedy unfolding not among pagans or persecutors, but among those who believed they knew Jesus best. Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth. He does not come as a stranger, nor as a distant religious figure. He comes as the One who grew up among them, who worked with His hands, who shared their streets, their synagogue,
