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August 3, 2026

A Clear Conscience

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 […]

July 26, 2026

When Familiarity Makes Us Miss Jesus

“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? […]

July 7, 2026

No One Is Beyond the Reach of Jesus

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. […]

July 3, 2026

He Wasn’t Famous. He Wasn’t Successful.

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 […]

January 2, 2026

Embracing the New Year: Building a Lifelong Habit of Daily Bible Reading

Happy New Year, friends! As we step into 2026, I can’t help but reflect on the fresh start that a new year brings. It’s a time when many of us make resolutions, whether it’s hitting the gym more often, eating healthier, or finally tackling that home project we’ve been putting off. But as followers of Christ, what if our top priority this year was something […]

December 26, 2025

Walking in the Light: A Warning Against Division in the Body of Christ

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Many of us grew up loving the epic story of Star Wars, where the battle between the light side and the dark side of the Force captures something deep in the human soul. Our family tends to watch the films during Christmas week for some reason, and after a year of ups and downs in church ministry I found […]