We begin this story of Jesus encountering the Gerasene demoniac, not when Jesus steps on the shores of the country of the Gerasenes, but in the few verses preceding this incident (cf. Mark 4.39-41). The question still ringing in the air as Jesus steps from the boat is, “Who then is this, that even wind and… [Read more…]
February 9, 2012
As we were leaving church one morning, my wife mentioned something in passing about King David as a “big ticket sinner.” The comment started me thinking about how we talk about sin and sinning in our lives. During what we might call “Bathshebagate,” he had an adulterous affair with Bathsheba and murdered the woman’s husband, Uriah… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
Only the grace of God can break into our darkened hearts which we've barricaded.
November 28, 2011
God is less concerned about the stuff in our lives and more concerned about us.
February 16, 2012
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