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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...

Logic and Emotion

Sometimes we talk about logic and emotion as if they are complete opposites. But God gave you both of them, and He made them to work together. Unfortunately they don't always agree, though at other times they actually do agree with each other. But as much as you might...

Skills and Talents

When I was little I saw that people who were good at something were told they should go to school for it. Someone good at art was told, "Hey, this is really good. You should take art classes." Someone good at singing was told, "You have a gorgeous voice, you should...

Gaining Wisdom

There are many places in the Bible where we see wisdom mentioned. It tells us that wisdom is important (Proverbs 4:7, 8:11, & 16:16). The Bible tells us where it comes from, too! Wisdom isn't something you're just going to have, it is something you get over time....

The Prayer of a Child

Have you ever asked a child to pray? Whether it's thanking God for a meal or a bedtime prayer, children are very open and honest in their prayers. They'll talk to God about anything and everything, from not liking to eat their vegetables to giving a detailed account...

Mind Control

A lot of people don't realize that we all have the ability of mind control. Did you know that you can actually, for real, control your own mind? You can tell your own mind what to do and why to do it. We all say rash words, lose our tempers, lash out, and have dirty...

Forgotten Memorial

A memorial is for remembering, but sometimes we forget to remember, or we forget what to remember, or we forget why to remember. Sometimes the memorial becomes more of a token that we just nod to without really thinking about what it means or why we have it. Memorial...