What you value can be discovered by acknowledging where your time and effort are given. But sometimes our value is placed on a result of something rather than a trusted process. The outcome of misplac...  Read More

Mark 15:33-41There is a following of Jesus that sometimes is under-shadowed, but can often make a significant impact for the gospel of Jesus. From the time of the trial of Jesus, Roman guards were wit...  Read More

Hebrews 10:1-18The life of Jesus qualified Him to be the Christ. His origin of a virgin birth, being the seed of the God’s Spirit along with His commitment to do the will of God aloud the crucifixion ...  Read More

Luke 14:12-24The gospel's impact on our lives can be discerned through our actions to bless others. Before Jesus tells the parable of the Great Banquet, He gives instructions to literally invite peopl...  Read More

To be a part of God’s people involves an acceptance of others who are godly and bring God's mission into their lives. This was the struggle of the leadership and Jesus’ mother and brothers.Mark 3:22-3...  Read More

I’ve always thought the title Son of Man to be an interesting title. It’s recorded in all the gospels and Jesus frequently uses it to refer to himself. At a surface level glance, it may appear to mini...  Read More

What every holds our attention also directs where our effort goes. Throughout the gospel Mark Jesus is always directing His effort toward the Jews by always going somewhere to teach and heal those who...  Read More

The story of Esther is an interesting story. The only two Jewish people mentioned throughout the whole book are Esther and her cousin, Mordecai, who took care of her after the death of both her parent...  Read More

What is something that you keep thinking about? Maybe by just asking this question, your stress and anxiety have gone up. Maybe the memory is of a failure, a missed opportunity, or maybe something tha...  Read More

Our spending habits tell a story. We would like to think that everything we purchase with our finances is necessary, but in a comparison of the nations of the world, that would be far from the truth. ...  Read More

The consideration of how the Macedonians desired to give for the sake of the gospel to impact someone else is a genuine display of being motivated by the gospel. There is a similar story recorded in M...  Read More

“Healthy organisms grow”1 that is what is expected from ever organism that God has created. Many people go through not knowing what to expect, but the Scriptures give us direction for the work of our ...  Read More