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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...
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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...
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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...
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Preparation

Everyone has been planning and preparing for the holidays, notably Thanksgiving and Christmas, and many more holidays. But sometimes we get so lost in our planning that we forget to prepare. I don't really mean the preparation to get the turkey out ahead of time...

Meekness

In church we've been going through the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Last night we studied about meekness. Here is a mix of my notes and my thoughts on them. In the Bible, the words translated "meek" have to do with gentleness, mildness, and humility. Being...

God Knows His Servants

God knows His servants no matter how obscure they are. Even if you work where no one else notices, God notices. You are not obscure to God. God knows, God sees, God cares. When it feels like you are doing nothing useful, remember why you are doing it. God puts His...

Talking to God About Anything

Did you know you can talk to God about anything? I don't mean figuratively, abstractly, or in hyperbole, I mean literally, actually, and absolutely. You can talk to God about ANYTHING. God already knows what's going on and how you feel and what you think, but that...

As Much As You Will

Last night's sermon was about holiness, but something else also caught my mind. There was a quote from Scottish Bible expositor Alexander MacLaren: "We may have as much of God as we will. Christ puts the key of the treasure-chamber into our hand, and bids us take all...

God Knows Your Mind

God knows, sees, and hears everything. He made all of it and is not bound by any of it, so of course He knows everything about all of the things. God knows and loves you, and cares about who you are and what you do. I thought of something particularly convicting...