Mark 14:33 – Household Words:

DON’T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE.

In high school, my brother Dennis and I talked about our faith a few times with the boys on our street. One of them said the Bible was too boring to read. “I’m waiting for the movie to come out.” We answered by talking about the chorus of a Christian song that had just beenContinue reading “DON’T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE.”

THY WILL BE DONE. Mark 14:36.

Often our greatest hurts come without warning—you break a bone, lose a loved one, fail a task. The pain is real, but the triggering event is behind you. But what about when horror looms ahead of you? In some ways, dread is so much worse. Before the crucifixion, “Jesus knew everything that was about toContinue reading “THY WILL BE DONE. Mark 14:36.”

MAN OF SORROWS (Jesus was not fearful but sorrowful). Matthew 26:38.

How do we know Jesus sweat blood (Luke 22:44)? The disciples fell asleep. The only way Peter, James, and John could have known it (and reported it to Luke) was if they saw it later. When Jesus came to them, He must have been wiping the watery red sheen from His forehead. Between “falling facedown”Continue reading “MAN OF SORROWS (Jesus was not fearful but sorrowful). Matthew 26:38.”