Malachi 1:1-14 (focus on verses 1-11) God tells Israel that He loves them, but they ask how? All the things God does for us, and we’re always looking for something else. He gives us a job, we want a larger paycheck. We have a car, but it isn’t that brand new one that just zipped […]

Luke 24:13-35 After the women and Peter had seen the empty tomb, two followers were traveling to Emmaus, about 7 miles away from Jerusalem. The were talking about everything that had happened, and they must have disagreed about something because they started arguing. The subject of debate is tantalizing, but irrelevant. Jesus came up to […]

Luke 24:1-12 A group of women go to the tomb to get Jesus’ body ready for final burial. Three years of ministering, several warnings about what He was going to have to endure, and those around Jesus still thought this was the end. Did they ask each other what happened? They were sure that Jesus […]

I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard some variant of pray; prayer, praying, etc. There are the cute little maxims like, “The family that prays together, stays together.” There’s even the often said, rarely done, “I’ll pray for you.” What is prayer? I can look at the dictionary definition all day long, but […]

Legalism, legalistic. If you’ve never heard those terms, they can sound like something virtuous. Like you’re trying your best to adhere to the law. If you have heard them, you know that they aren’t something you want said in reference to you. A simple explanation of legalism is trying to be saved by obeying laws. […]

From time to time, I may start posting what looks like random thoughts. Though some might argue that I’m doing this already, I assure you that these are slightly different. In preparing for Bible lessons that I teach, I tend to talk through the lesson before I get to class. These posts will just be […]