Above And Beyond
What would a Nazirite vow look like for us today?
What would a Nazirite vow look like for us today?
I hate how the popular social media trend has been to satirize the poor man. Comparisons of him with Hitler, memes of all sorts using unflattering photos to ridicule him, taking soundbytes and turning them into “drunken rants”… seriously, America? Grow up.
And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road. (Mark 10:52) Read: Leviticus 25:47-27:13, Mark 10:32-52, Psalm 45:1-17, Proverbs 10:22 Relate: The miracle isn’t complete until the change takes place. Before talking about Bartimaeus I want to talk about another miracle Jesus performed. He came upon…
It is not an “either, or” proposition but rather a “both, and” command.
When we think we are doing our good deed, when say we are being generous or giving, are we really just taking out our trash?
Some things are not quite as innocent as they may seem…
Nobody was willing to recognize that I was not the same person who had left nine months earlier.
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. (Psalm 37:4) Read: Leviticus 6:1-7:27, Mark 3:7-30, Psalm 37:1-11, Proverbs 10:3-4 Relate: I am not a foodie. In some ways, I wish I could be, but my priorities and my time and my budget all too often seem to be pulling me in other directions. I am…
What is your favorite sin? I don’t mean, which sin do you most like doing? I mean, which one do you most like condemning?
Maybe you’re a bit like us. Maybe that “gypsy blood” when combined with the urgency of the message of the gospel is constantly compelling you forward… Embrace it.