I’m not a huge fan of the Taste of Chicago, but on occasion we’ll go check it out, especially when there’s a new or exotic food that’s being featured. Well, one year that we did [Continue Reading…]
It’s interesting for me to see how well Jesus reminds us of the dangers of unrepentant sin, especially when we think that what we’re doing is just the norm, culture, or natural. For example, in [Continue Reading…]
Mark 12:38-44 As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most [Continue Reading…]
A couple Sundays ago, I showed this picture in my sermon. The passage was Mark 12:41-44, where Jesus praises the poor woman who had little, but tithed all she had, while the rich had much, but [Continue Reading…]
To give a little background, Jesus had just finished a debate about what is considered as clean, and what is considered unclean. The Pharisees were accusing Jesus’ disciples of not being clean because they didn’t wash [Continue Reading…]
We know of Christ’s death on the cross as atonement for our sins, yes, but I have to wonder if there’s even more to it…something new…check this out: Matthew 27 tells us about the curtain [Continue Reading…]
If you don’t know what I mean by “Love Languages”, then I strongly suggest you read Gary Chapman’s “5 Love Languages“. Love languages are what need to be communicated to each of us in order [Continue Reading…]
Everybody seems to talk so freely about love. I love pizza. I love my dog. I love driving fast. I love…and from youth, I’ll always hear about some boy or girl being in love with [Continue Reading…]
I’ve often talked about how reading the New Testament in its original Greek language really communicates what is being said, and that English loses so much in translation…well one night, I was translating John 15:1-7 [Continue Reading…]
I was thinking the other day about people who ask about people of other religions and their possibilities of getting to Heaven. Now, as Christians, we know that that the ONLY way to Heaven, where [Continue Reading…]
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