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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 Prodigal Son and His Brother

Read Luke 15:11-32. You may already be familiar with it, but please read it anyway. The father in this story of course represents God. He will forgive and rejoice when His children return to Him. It doesn't matter how long you've been away or how much you've wasted,...

Be Careful, Little Eyes, What You See

There is a children's song in church (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It") that goes: Oh be careful, little eyes, what you see. Oh be careful, little eyes, what you see. For the Father up above is looking down in love, Oh be careful, little eyes, what you...

A Wondrous Thing! – Conception

Have you ever just stopped and thought about what it means for someone to be conceived? It means that God has seen fit to create a new soul to exist in the world! God creates - out of nothing!- another soul! It means God makes another human being to love! God wants to...

Hands Full of Cookies

I was watching some children earlier, and my goodness do they love cookies! They love them so much, that they like to have at least two, but preferably as many as they can hold in both hands. Sometimes they'll want more cookies even if they already have one that they...

Reading the Word and Hearing the Voice

I wrote earlier this week on God's voice being in His word, the Bible (God's Voice in His Word). I want to continue by giving a reminder that while you must read God's Word to know His voice, reading God's Word is not the same as hearing His voice. In the Bible Jesus...

God’s Voice in His Word

Sometimes we don't realize how big of a deal it is that God's voice is in the Bible! God's voice has been written down! Through the Bible God reveals His voice to us. He shows us what He is like and how He thinks through the words that He inspired others to write. And...