Glorious Compassion

I love to read the gospels. There is something extra special that happens inside of my soul when I read the accounts of Jesus’ interaction with people. Repeatedly we read things like “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel...

Great Faith in a Great God

Mark 7:27,28 “Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.” Do any of you have a...

The Authority of Jesus Christ

Mark 11:27-28 …as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? It has been aptly said that...

A Tale of Two Men

Mark 6:17,18 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her. For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife....

Liberty, Not License

Mark 9:42-44 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life...

Unity in Jesus Christ

Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Unity in Jesus Christ is the bond that all those who are born again have with Jesus and one another. It is a work of God’s grace in the hearts of all who have been regenerated...