Posts from July 2015
The Fruitful Soil (Mark 4)
Jesus often used parables in his teaching, which were simple short stories that would have been familiar to the people he was addressing, to explain and illustrate a spiritual truth he wanted to convey to them. Since I’m a simple guy, parables are right in my wheelhouse. This particular parable is used to depict the responsiveness of unbelievers to God’s message of…
Though You Slay Me (Video) – Seeing Hope in Affliction
If you are struggling to see the purpose of pain or to see a good God in the midst of affliction, Paul offers hope in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. “16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction…
The Master Physician and the Heart of Stone
An operation is an extremely painful and uncomfortable life event. My older daughters both had open heart surgery at age 2. It was a deeply challenging experience. The first night after surgery was the most difficult. I spent the night awake at their bedside that I might comfort and calm them when they awoke with screams of pain. They would move in and out of sleep in…
