Select Page

Blog

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...

Working Out

In James chapter 2 we read about faith and works. Faith and works do go together. If you really believe what you say you believe, it will be readily apparent in your actions. Go read James 2:14-26, and then read Philippians 2:12-13. So when you say you have faith, can...

Dealing with People

When dealing, interacting, and engaging with people, it is important to remember a few things. Everyone has a soul. God has given one to every person. Everyone is a created being. You have never met someone that God doesn't love. You have never met someone that God...

Origami Lessons

Origami is the art of folding paper into different figures and shapes. The folding processes have a broad range of simplicity to complexity. You can make a single figure out of one piece of paper, or you can make a single figure out of many pieces. But regardless of...

Designer Style

When you look at a few pieces of art by the same person, you begin to pick out what else they have done based on the style. When you look at houses designed by a particular architect, you can see their underlying favors in design. When you look at rooms by an interior...

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice

While reading in my Bible yesterday I came across Jeremiah 7:21-23, and, while God is talking to the children of Israel, it essentially says that God doesn't want your sacrifices and rituals, He wants you to obey His voice. This reminded me of other instances in the...

Personal Relationship

God is omnipresent, and if you are a child of His then He is not only next to you, He is inside you. God is not a long distance God; He literally lives with you! But sometimes we don't even acknowledge God is there as we walk through our day. We don't even acknowledge...