In Mark 3 we learn a lot about what it means to follow and serve Jesus. This chapter encourages me, but it also makes me think seriously about my role as a disciple. When the chapter opens, Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath, exposing the hard hearts of the Pharisees. They are already angry …
Death Is But A Door
Today we will attend another memorial service. I guess it’s our stage of life, but it sure seems like there’s a lot of death happening around us right now. There are multiple people on our prayer lists who are battling sickness that will likely take their lives. We read of people dying daily among our …
Doing Life Like Jesus Did
Do you ever get anxious that you’re not as productive as you ought to be? Whether it’s our physical work, our personal ministry and service to God, or our own spiritual growth, there’s something in our human nature that continually strives. We really have a hard time with resting, or just being at peace. As …
The Only Wise God
Our Bible study group is reading through A.W. Tozer’s Knowledge of the Holy together. The book is challenging, as the divine attributes of God that Tozer presents are difficult to comprehend with our finite, human minds. Several times he has reminded us to persevere: For the effort to understand, we must not turn back because …
The Reality of Spiritual Warfare
As part of my study in scripture this year I’m following along with the Growing4Life Bible Reading Challenge. My blogger friend, Leslie, does a new challenge each year, and you can find all the details here: https://growing4life.net/2023-bible-reading-challenge2/. This week as I’ve read through Mark 1 several times, I keep coming back to a couple of …
The Way Of The Word 