Bible, God, grief, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, sin, suffering
At our Easter service the pastor said something to the effect of, “Darkness cannot eliminate darkness; only light can eliminate darkness.” Of course, the darkness is our sinfulness and/or pain we experience because we are fallen people in a fallen world, and the light...
believe, Bible, Father, God, Jesus, Mark, obedience, prayer, sin
I’m thinking of starting a series called, “Stuff Jesus Did that We Label Sin but Shouldn’t Because Jesus Did that Stuff”. (It’s a working title.) As I read through the gospels, I see a lot of things that fall into this category. I am...
1 John, anxiety, believe, Bible, doubt, fear, God, Jesus, Mark, peace, trust, worry
In Mark 4 Jesus asks His disciples two questions I think He asks you and me pretty regularly, too. His inquiries are made to the disciples at the end of the story of how He speaks to the wind and the waves in a “furious squall” and they immediately die...
believe, Bible, Ephesians, Father, God, Jesus, Matthew, obedience, Romans
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” – Jesus As I read Matthew 7 this morning, this verse caught my eye. Actually, the heading above this...
Bible, Church, discipleship, Exodus, God, Great Commission, growing, Jesus, John, Matthew, meaning of life, ministry, obedience
“What is the purpose of the Church?” The question gave me pause. I didn’t have a memorized answer I could just spout off when I read those words a couple of months ago. I guess that’s because I hadn’t really taken the time to consider the...
