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Jesus and Failure and Betrayal

At my church we've been going through the book of Mark, and in the past few weeks we've been coming closer and closer to the cross. Jesus has just had His last meal with His disciples (which was something very important to both them and Jesus, even though the...

A Bit on Biblical Context and My Opinions and Choices

Each verse in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each chapter in the Bible has a greater context around it. Each book in the Bible has a greater context around it. If you don't take the whole context into context, you're very likely to miss important truths...

Alabaster and Spikenard

In Mark 14:3-9, we see a woman displaying an act of full and pure devotion for Jesus. I'm quite familiar with this account, but recently in church I learned more details about why this was such a big deal. I did a little Internet searching on my own and learned a few...

You Can Know for Sure

When I was much younger, I was practicing a particular memory verse that got me thinking and actually bothered me, 1 John 5:13 - "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye...

Don’t Go; Stay Here

Lately I've heard a few more stories than usual about suicide and depression. A friend of mine even suggested that I write about it. I don't really feel qualified to write very much on the topic of suicide, but I do want to encourage you if I can. As far as I...

Unrequited Love

Did you know that God loves all of humanity so much that He even declares His love specifically to those who will never accept it? God knows who will and who will not accept His love and repent of their sins, and He tells everyone anyway. In my Bible lately I've been...

God’s Forgiveness – Paul the Apostle

In the book of Acts we read about the early Christians, churches, and missionaries. We read about all the persecution they faced and how God brought them through it all, sometimes in unexpected ways. One of these ways was by converting a persecutor. (Acts 9:1-22)...

A Few Things About Love

There are many, many things to say about love. I'm not going to try to put it all here, since that would be futile. Really, only God can say all there is to say and know about love, and humanity hasn't even begun to finish poring over what He's already shown us! But I...

Growing Old

I'm not about to tell you that I'm getting old. I'm definitely growing older, but whatever age "old" starts at, the general consensus is that it won't happen to me any time soon. But it will one day, so I've been paying attention to the people of maturity in my life....