Playing the Part At the Last Supper, Jesus told His disciples He knew one of them would betray Him. Each asked Jesus if it was him. The Pharisees had paid Judas to betray Jesus, yet in Matthew 26:25: Judas, who would betray him [Jesus], answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have …
If you get an opportunity, please pray for my sister-in-law. She is getting a new knee today. If the Bible reveals God’s will for me to do something, then I need to get off my backside and do it. If He’s already said it, he will not likely show me a sign or write it …
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. Mark 15:1 Wicked People This is the way people do evil. They create committees. God always calls and uses …
When a writer authors a book, he or she actually writes many pieces because a book has many parts. Here is a bare-bones list of the parts. Front Matter: title page, colophon (all that legalese), dedication, epigraph (quotation), table of contents, forward/introduction, preface (how the book came into being), and acknowledgements Body of the book: …
“For the joy that was set before him [he] endured the cross, despising the shame” Hebrews 12:2b Today’s verse tells us that Jesus despised the shame. He put shame in its rightful place. He didn’t allow it to stop Him. From Christ’s example, we can say, “Shame, I will no longer give you any control …
My wife and I have been married longer than most people have been alive! According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average person’s age in America is 38.1 years. Yikes! One benefit of our long marriage is that I recognize her voice. We can be with a small group of people or an entire, noisy …
I think that nearly every young boy, when he started noticing girls, daydreamed about being a hero, saving the girl of his dreams from bullies or careening cars or someone’s attempt at stealing her bicycle. They are innocent dreams, but dreams grounded in the desire to show himself as strong, fearless, and empathetic. For most …
There once lived an exceptional man. He was compassionate to everyone he met. He always spoke words of encouragement. And from the time he was just a child he helped people, even adults, find their talents. Not just his parents, but all who knew him spoke of him as extraordinary. As time passed, he grew …
Dumber Than a Box of Rocks When I was going to school, we did not have “political correctness.” At one time or another, I was literally called every name in the book. Really. If you can find that book, I’m sure there’s nothing in there that I haven’t been called, but I survived. One thing that …
“And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.” Mark 13:27 Notice the phrase, “the ends of heaven.” Jesus is speaking of the time when He calls His own to Him. Some call this the rapture, but …
