I Have Decided…

Something is wrong with me (besides the obvious). And I can safely say that many probably will struggle with this too.
In Sunday School, we used to sing this song. It was easy, short and simple.
It’s just two phrases.
I have decided to follow Jesus 3 times and then it ends with “no turning back, no turning [...]

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Rebuking Jesus

I’ve been reading Mark for my devotions and yesterday came across a phrase that I must’ve skipped over many times.
After Jesus’ first passion prediction, Mark says that Peter “took [Jesus] aside and began to rebuke him.”
Peter rebuking Jesus. That tickled me.
What’s even more interesting (to me) is that this rebuking of Jesus comes right after [...]

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Would We Recognize Jesus Today?

For some reason, while I was reading at Starbucks, this question came to mind.
If Jesus walked on this earth today, would we recognize him? Would we give him a better welcoming than those 2000 or so years ago?
And, I concluded that, sadly, I believe that history would repeat himself. (Though I don’t know if we’d [...]

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Offensive to Some?

Hopefully not, but I couldn’t help but laugh when I came across this.

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