Just reading through Mark 4, and some of Jesus’ parables and read the parable of the mustard seed:
Jesus asked, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed. Though this is one of the smallest of seeds, it grows to become [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bible’
2 May
shelter for the lost and weary
16 Dec
reflections on a psalm, and my seizures
It’s been a real while since I’ve gotten back into my usual patterns and cycles, one of which being prayer and reading the Bible in the morning. So, if you follow this blog at all, you’d know I’m linearly reading the Bible and am still in Psalms. Just read through several but Psalm 141 really [...]
29 May
‘favorite’ Bible book?
It’s been awhile since I’ve been asked this. The first time was probably a month or so after being baptized (back in 2004 I believe) – it was a hard question to answer then, and it still is now. I can’t honestly say I’ve read the Bible several times fully. Let’s see – I *think* [...]
19 May
We fasted and earnestly prayed
I’m following on the heels of my last post about the book of Ezra. I now read about Ezra about to start the journey back to Jerusalem. It’s interesting because in Ezra 8:22, he said to the King that “Our God’s hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.” But Ezra must have still been concerned for protection. So what did they do? (8:23): We fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us ….. and he heard our prayer.
6 Mar
kings of Israel and their sons
Just really depressing to read some stuff in the Old Testament… like this. Every time Israel (or Judah) has a king that follows God and the Book of the Law, when he dies (or is killed), his son totally does not follow God. I think every single time. What’s up with that? I know David [...]
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