The Beauty & Purpose of Prayer

Mark 14:36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you.  Remove this cup from me.  Yet not what I will, but what you will.” This simple prayer is in many respects a perfect encapsulation of who we are in Christ, what we have in Him, who God is, and how...

Worldly Self-Esteem is Sin

MARK 14:29 “Peter said to him, ‘Even though they all fall away, I will not.'”   James tells us that all boasting about future events is evil.  We talk of these things that we’re going to do and goals we’ll achieve.  We admire people that...

Uncertain Futures & the Christian

Mark 14:41-42 “And he came the third time and said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?  It is enough; the hour has come.  The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.’” Do you...

Self-Righteous Folly

Luke 13:5 …unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Assuredly, you’ve heard it said of some Christian or another that he is an arrogant and self-righteous sort.  Quite frankly, if the assessment has any accuracy to it, it simply can’t be true.  It...