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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...

Of More Value Than Many Sparrows

Jesus says in the Bible that God knows all about the sparrows, and that if He knows about the sparrows, think of how much He knows about you. (Matthew 10:29-31; Luke 12:6-7) As a side note, I notice Jesus said this after talking about who you should and should not...

Written Like It Is

Once again I've been looking at some notes I have written from listening to others speak. Some of them are very concise and do straightforwardly tell it like it is. God has a plan for your life, and it's better than yours. There's not one area or aspect of our lives...

Through the Eyes of a Baby

Do you know why babies stare at everything? Do you know why they smile, cry, and giggle so much? Because everything is new. Literally everything is a new experience for them. They've never before seen or done any of this. A face. I don't know this person. They're...

God’s Battle Strategies

God can use tactics or instructions that make sense to us, but He often does not. God can use a certain tactic or instruction more than once, but He usually does not. He always acts in line with who He is and how He has revealed Himself to us in His Word, but God is...

Shepherd on the Mountain and in the Valley

In ladies' Bible study last week, we were learning about Jesus saying "I AM the Good Shepherd." We learned about what shepherds in Israel did and where they would take their sheep. We got to see what the terrain looked like. The mountains are great vantage points, yet...

Context

As humans, we take sets of words or actions out of context. Sometimes we do this without knowing there is other context. Sometimes we do this so we can twist things into what we want to see or hear. We don't even twist things to look bad every time; sometimes we twist...