Millions of people take multi-millions of vitamin supplements every day. They are religious in taking them in pill or liquid form for they are convinced that whatever vitamins they take help keep them healthy and free of many diseases or aches or pains. There are dozens of vitamins; in fact, there is one component listed [...]
Mark 14:1-57 On His way to the cross, Jesus prepared Himself for what was ahead. He also did all that He could to prepare His disciples and those who had followed Him along the journey. He told them again and again the details of the approaching events. They could not (would not?) believe Him. The [...]
Luke 14:25-35 A Sunday School Lesson titled “Hate Your Family” is a shock to our whole system. This is another of our Bible lessons on the priorities of the Christian faith. Alex Himaya, the author of the teaching suggestions for Young Adults, helps us start with this definition of hate: “Although this word sometimes means [...]
It is an astounding word that Jesus gives us in the Sermon on the Mount when He says, “But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also” (Matthew 5:39). Unbelievable, but you can believe that it came from Jesus and [...]
Mark 13:1-37 Mark chapter 13...I feel completely inadequate to even attempt to interpret and write commentary on this chapter in Scripture. Even though we are blessed to have the parallel accounts of this exact encounter with Jesus and His disciples recorded for us in Matthew 24 and Luke 21, I still struggle with this subject [...]
Luke 9:57-62 Do you like adventure stories? I do. I like those that are true stories with accurate historical facts. One such story is found in all 4 of the New Testament Gospels. It has the added attraction of having a positive outcome and telling the story of courageous and brave followers of Jesus. This [...]
I suppose that virtually all of us have at some time or other in our lifetimes taken some IQ test. Supposedly they are tests that can evaluate your Intelligence Quotient. IQ has always had high standing in the thinking of folks that if you are way up the scale then you must be an exceptional [...]
Mark 11:1-12:44 Crucifixion Week coincided with the High Holy Days of Passover. God planned it exactly that way on His eternal calendar. After His sacrificial death on the cross, Jesus would “rest” in a borrowed tomb on the Sabbath of Passover weekend. God planned that, too. On (what we have come to call) Palm Sunday, [...]
Luke 6:27-36 Some of the material we are studying in the Bible lesson for this week helps justify the title of this Unit, Hard Sayings of Jesus. Actually the whole title points to this week’s lesson extremely well, “He said What? Hard Sayings of Jesus.” Dr. Luke quotes Jesus as teaching, “Love your enemies,” Luke [...]
Through the years I have known a lot of people who were hunters. I’ve known some big game hunters who would go to where water buffalo could be hunted and killed but also known a lot of people through the years who are big time hunters right here in our own state of Mississippi. They [...]
