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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...

Advice from Pastors

I've gone through some older notes I've kept from sermons years ago. I've chosen a few phrases for some helpful advice. You're not special, you're unique. Unity in church comes when we stop thinking of ourselves as special and start thinking of ourselves as being...

The Resurrection of Lazarus

In John 11:1-45, we see a story that I've heard so many times that I run the risk of being over-familiar with it. But while thinking about it over the past few days, I've wondered what it must have been like to see it. I read it again, spending some time on it....

Brushing Up

Sometimes it's good to go back and brush up on some things you haven't done in a while. You might find out there are plenty of things you're still good at. You might find out you're not still good at some of it. On the bright side, it takes less time to relearn it...

The Past Is Behind You

The past is something good to look back on now and then to remind us of where we've been, what we've learned, and how far we've come, but it isn't a good place to focus. If you want to go forward, you can't do that very well when you're always looking behind you. It...

More Notes Again

I have a few more notes to share that I've written over time. The difference between a missionary and a "regular" Christian is simply the location in which they preach the Gospel. Sanctification is becoming in practice what our position is in Christ. You must pursue...

Wounds and the Being

I've talked about things like this before, but it's always good to talk about them again. An injury or a wound can happen in a number of ways and because of a number of things. You and I can be visibly physically wounded, and we can be wounded in non-physical ways...

Why Do You Believe What You Believe?

Take a look at the things you believe, the things you are fully persuaded are true. Whether these things are religious, scientific, or otherwise, why do you think and feel that they are true and real? Do you really believe them, or are they just comfortable to you?...

Just Right Is Not Necessary

Yesterday morning in church a specific line stuck out to me: The Holy Spirit doesn't need everything to be just right in your life for Him to do His work through you. We were talking about Paul the apostle and how he had a prison ministry, but from inside as a...