You can silence the alarm, but you can’t remove the danger. “Now King Herod heard of Him… and he said, ‘This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!’” — Mark 6:14-16 In Mark 6:14-29, Mark takes a detour from Jesus’ ministry to tell us what happened to John the Baptist. It’s a dark story, but it’s really a story about […]
“Is this not the carpenter… So they were offended at Him.” — Mark 6:3 Jesus came home to Nazareth in Mark 6. He walked into the synagogue where He had grown up, opened the Scriptures, and taught. At first, people were astonished. They had heard about the wisdom. They had heard about the miracles. But astonishment quickly turned to offense. Where did He get this? […]
The Beauty of a Well-Spent Life (And Why You Must Let God Pour In) If you serve in ministry, whether as a pastor, leader, or devoted family member, you know what it feels like to be poured out. You give your time, energy, prayers, and heart to others. You preach, counsel, serve, parent, and sacrifice. Some days it feels like there’s nothing left. The Apostle […]
From Bondage to Freedom Mark 5:1–20 Have you ever noticed that one storm often seems to be followed by another? In Mark 4, Jesus and His disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee in the middle of a violent storm. Though the experienced fishermen feared for their lives, Jesus proved Himself faithful. He calmed the wind and the waves, and they safely reached the other side. […]
But He Wrote One of the Most Beloved Hymns of All Time. He wrote the words out of a long, ordinary, faithful life. Thomas Obadiah Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1866. He came to faith around age 27, was ordained as a Methodist minister, but was forced to leave the pastorate shortly after due to chronic poor health that followed […]
We are living in loud times. Every day brings another headline, another outrage, another reason to feel anxious, angry, or exhausted. The world seems to thrive on chaos, and it constantly invites us to join in, to react quickly, choose sides aggressively, and let fear or outrage shape our hearts. But Jesus calls His people to a different way. He prayed for […]
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