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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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Birth Announcement

When Jesus was born here on earth, it was a humble birth. The King of the universe was not born in an important place to people of position and power. He was born in a stable to a carpenter and his wife. So when the King of the universe is born, what do you do about a...

Christmas Adventure

When Jesus came to be born here on earth, He disrupted a lot of people's lives. But that's what God does. He interrupts your plans and gives you His best ones. Mary must have been very faithful for God to choose her to carry Jesus. But when Mary was pregnant before...

Let’s Talk About Christmas

I love Christmas. Really, I just love the story of it. I love that Jesus came to save us. I love how God's answer to our sin-cursed, horrible world was to send a baby. I love how Jesus loved us enough to die for us. And I love how Jesus didn't stay dead! But can we...

Immortality Is Natural

Mankind is obsessed with living forever. We know that we are mortal, that death is inevitable. But we work so hard to prolong life, and even strive for immortality. Why? Mankind has a God-given awareness of eternity. There is something beyond us, beyond this physical...

To Walk Where Jesus Walks

When Jesus walked on this earth, He walked in a lot of places. Considering the times, walking was what a lot of people did to travel. Jesus walked in some nice places, and He walked in some uncomfortable, nasty places. Now Jesus is in Heaven at the right hand of God....

Sufficient Grace

You  may have often heard that God's grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9). But what is God's grace? God's grace is His generosity towards us. Besides saving us from death and Hell, He gives us help, strength, light, guidance, and anything else we need because He...