Editors note: The following article is an inspiring overview of the life of John Mark, written by Kip McKean in February 2012. It is a powerful teaching about failure and recovery from it spiritually. I am reminded of the proverb – “…for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.”(Prov 24:16) There are many other insightful and faith building articles in the UpSideDown21 Archives and I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did! JMC)