A Tale of Two Kings

Hello, dear Reader, I would like to discuss two passages in the Bible that detail the account of two kings, a father and a son, who heard the words of God.  It is remarkable to observe each of their responses to hearing the words of God and their actions that followed.  From these examples we …

Husbands Love Your Wives (Ephesians 5)

Greetings, brothers and sisters in Christ.  What follows is meditation on Ephesians 5 regarding the responsibility--rather the privilege in marriage of being an earthly demonstration of a heavenly reality.  The former being a husband's love for his wife, and the latter the love of Christ for the church.  This brief paper is in no way …

The Will of God and the Means to Do It (Part 4)

“…for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find” (Rom. 7:18b).  In our last post (Part 3) we examined the wrong way believers sometimes go about trying to perform that which is good—human effort, vows, resolutions, a determination to self-reform, gritting our teeth, etc.—in a word, …

The Paralytic (Mark 2)

Some notes and thoughts on the Lord's healing of the paralytic in Mark 2. 1 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.  2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He …

Peter and his nets

I've recently gained new insight from a Bible story I've written about before on Sheepfood (Peter and The Leper) and thought I'd write about it. Have you ever fooled yourself into believing you were being obedient when, in fact, in your heart you were rebellious? I think it probably happens more often than we realize. …

The Will of God and the Means to Do it (Part 3)

 “…for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find” (Rom. 7:18b).  In part 1 of this series we gave some general thoughts concerning the truth of this verse, and in part 2 we discussed the first half of the verse: the will or inner desire to …

The Solitary Place

Each of the four Gospel writers portrays different aspects of the character of the Lord Jesus Christ.  In Mark’s Gospel, we see Christ as the perfect Servant of Jehovah, the One who “[took] the form of a bondservant” (Php. 2:7) and at every turn accomplished the will of God the Father.  As we read the …