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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...

The Best Hug

Does it ever just get to you that one day if you're saved you will get to see Jesus face to face and in person? One day we'll get to physically be in the presence of Jesus! I can't even imagine what all it will be like! I can't get over it! One day I will be...

Writing Things Down

I write things down. Unless I'm sure I'll remember it, then I don't write it. And then promptly forget what I was supposed to remember. But when it comes to something just so witty, or an important piece of life advice, or something particularly important to remember,...

You’re Weird

God has called His people to be very different. In the Old Testament we see Him giving laws to Israel while frequently mentioning that these laws are to set them apart from the other nations (Leviticus 20:25-26; Deuteronomy 7:5-6). They were different because God was...

God and Country

God and country are both important, but you can't have a country without God. God sets up and takes down whomever He chooses, both leaders and peoples (Psalm 75:6-7; Daniel 2:20-21, 4:17). The Bible talks about Israel as a nation and how things went well for them when...

Ahab and Jehoshaphat

In 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 18, we find Ahab king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah meeting together for battle against the Syrians. Ahab was one of the most ungodly kings that Israel had ever had. Jehoshaphat was one of the godlier kings that Judah had. So...

Nothing Without God

We Christians like to say things about how God gives us everything. We talk about how everything we have and everything we are comes from God and ultimately belongs to Him. We talk about how we are merely stewards, how God is letting us manage His stuff. But then we...