Daily Thoughts From God's Word

The apostles to Jesus:  “Increase our faith!”  And Jesus then taught about the mustard seed.  How often have I thought about this episode...

The parable of the lost sheep.  What a wonderful text to hang out with!  I once preached on this parable at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in...

One of the most comforting verses:  “Consider the ravens;  they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God...

Peter’s confession . . .He got it right!  “The Christ of God.”  The anointed one of God.  Ordained of God, from before the beginning of...

After the healing of the paralyzed man, who was lowered through the roof by his friends, everyone who saw was amazed and in awe and said,...

“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us . . .” (1:1).  From the...

In Mark’s narrative, Jesus and his disciples are drawing near to Jerusalem.  The story now picks up and moves quickly to its conclusion. ...

Mark 9 tells the story of the transfiguration.  When Peter saw Jesus with Moses and Elijah, he offered to build tents for their comfort. ...

The story just never seems to get old:  the feeding of the 5,000, walking on the water, the healing of multitudes in Gennesaret, the...

The picture of Jesus in the Gospels.  He rules over sickness and death.  He says, “Be healed!” and the sickness flees.  He says, “Demon,...

“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1).  Or, the beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ.  And,...

“When morning came . . .” (27:1).  It was a momentous and sad morning.  The chief priests and the elders came against Jesus, accused him,...

In chapter 23, Jesus had looked out over Jerusalem and wept.  He had just encountered the mocking and deceptive Herodians, Sadducees, and...

The entry into Jerusalem:  “Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethpage, to the Mount of Olives . . .” (21:1).  Paul and I,...

What a wonderful teacher Jesus was!  Of one of my faculty colleagues I have often said, “Wow, his remarks are always unique and thought...