It's been a few weeks since we looked at the first part of this post, but here are a few more things to consider as you evaluate yourself as a spouse. As we look at these questions, an important thing to remember is that we cannot be a good spouse without the grace and work… Continue reading A Look in the Mirror: Am I a good spouse? (Part 2)
I grew up in a small town called Prague, Oklahoma. It was started by Czech immigrants and named after their city from back home in the Czech Republic. Every year we have a festival called the Kolache Festival to celebrate that heritage. On the first Saturday in May, hundreds of people from the area descend… Continue reading A Kolache in Prague
The need for control- to know what's happening and feel that you have a say in it. A part to play. Something that's important to do. A way to change circumstances you don't like. I think we all have some of that deep in our spirit. We like to be able to affect change. But… Continue reading Our need for control
Reading through Genesis 3 today something struck me. How devestating must it have been to be Adam and Eve on the day when sin entered the world? The events of this story were surely by far their worst day. Let's look a little deeper at the story so many of us find so familiar. God… Continue reading The devastation of sin: Genesis 3
Most of us have two types of friends- the close ones and those who are more like acquaintances. The close friends we trust and can share even our secrets, where we share less with those we don't know as well. Chapter 3 closed by showing that the scribes and even Jesus' own family could be… Continue reading Walking through Mark: Mark 4:1-20
If you've been a Christian or read much of your Bible, I'm sure you've read, heard or studied Genesis 1. Often when I start over in reading the Bible through, I dread starting because this passage is so familiar to me that I think it will be boring. But every time I sit in wonder… Continue reading The Creativity of God: Reflections on Genesis 1
We've all seen that couple that we're a little envious of. They look so happy and in love. It can show itself differently but it exudes joy, peace and comfort with each other. It's not the newlywed doe-eyed innocence of the not yet but the steady perseverance of the already type love. The love that's… Continue reading A Look in the Mirror: Am I a good spouse? (Part 1)
As the list of disciples closes in the previous passage with a traitor's name, here we see a different type of betrayal of Jesus from an unlikely source, His own family. In this passage Mark uses a literary device where he sandwiches one story in the middle of two other related stories to make a… Continue reading Walking through Mark: Mark 3:20-35
Last week we began looking at 1 Corinthians 13 to see if we are loving others well. This list continues with more questions from the passage to help you discern how well you are loving the people around you. 1. Am I irritable? According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, to be irritable means "to stir to… Continue reading Questions to ask yourself: Do I love others? (Part 2)
As Jesus continues His ministry, there is increasing conflict with the religious leaders. Chapter 2 ends with a discussion about the Sabbath and chapter 3 begins with the same issue. Jesus continues to do good on the Sabbath, but the religious leaders begin their plot to destroy Him, presumably also on the Sabbath. The echo… Continue reading Walking through Mark: Mark 3:1-19
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