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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...

Rules and Relationships

Many people are fond of saying that being saved and living for God isn't about rules, it's about a relationship. While this is true, many people use this as an excuse not to follow any rules at all. They act as if they don't really know how a relationship works. Yes,...

Keep Walking

Sometimes when you want to achieve or have something, you have to work a long time for it. We'll use exercise as an example. When you exercise you get a lot of health benefits, and it doesn't even have to be a lot of exercise! Just fifteen to thirty minutes of walking...

The One Who Counts

In my Bible reading today I was in Job. In chapter 31 verse 4, Job says that God sees his ways and counts his steps. He puts it as a question, but he knows the answer is yes. That made me think of all the gadgets we have these days that count our steps. God was...

Conversations with God – Clean Your Room

Sometimes God gives me a metaphor so I can understand ideas and parts of life better. This is one of those metaphors. I knew someone who had some work with God to do in their life. I wanted to help, but at the same time I knew that this was God's jurisdiction. I...

Act on What You Say and Believe

Sometimes we say things that we don't act on. Sometimes we say something is good and then we do something else. Sometimes we say and know things that are absolutely and obviously true and logical, but we then proceed in the most illogical manner. We know that our...

Onward!

Happy New Year, everyone! I would just like to praise God for all that He's done for me last year and all that He will be doing this year. God has helped me to know His voice better. God has helped me to know His love better. Through my experiences with others, God...