by Katie Erickson
As we discussed last week when I wrote about Judas Iscariot, the names Judas and Jude are basically used interchangeably, similar to a name with its nickname. That may be why this Jude that we’re looking at today also goes by another name as well since he wouldn’t want...
by Charlie Wolcott
Life often feels like a maze. Not one where you have a map and you can see and look ahead at where dead ends lie, but one you are inside. The best you know to do is try different routes and come up with a systematic way to try to figure out where to go, how to backtrack...
by Katie Erickson
Judas, also known as Judas Iscariot, is often singled out among Jesus’ twelve disciples. He is best known for being the one who betrayed Jesus so He could be crucified. But what else do we know about Judas?
Similar to the name James that we discussed previously, there...
by Charlie Wolcott
“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.” ~Proverbs 1:28
I started reading through Proverbs again to start out September, doing a chapter a day, and the first chapter leapt out to me. It’s something...
by Katie Erickson
As I wrote previously when writing about Jesus’ disciple James, there are multiple men named James associated with Jesus and the New Testament. Today, we’re going to look at the other James who was part of the Twelve Disciples.
This James was the son of Alphaeus, whereas...
by Charlie Wolcott
A few weeks ago, I wrote about preparing to suffer. The context was getting ready for persecution. As I am writing about an objection against God asking why God doesn’t heal amputees, I am going to look at suffering from a different angle: a necessity for growth.
We...
by Jason DeZurik
We’ve almost all heard the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Most reading this probably even think that this is not only true, but you’re probably thinking it’s a great and encouraging saying. Friends, please bear with me as I tell you: not so much.
Years...
by Katie Erickson
So far as we’ve looked at Jesus’ disciples, we’ve discussed the most commonly known ones: Peter, James, John, and Andrew. Today, we start getting into some of the lesser-known ones. Why are they lesser known? We simply don’t have as much recorded about them in the gospels,...
by Charlie Wolcott
When I was in college, I wore a T-Shirt that said, “Pray for Juarez” put together by the ministry my parents worked for at the time. This was 10 years ago and Juarez, Mexico was in the middle of a fierce drug cartel war, making it the deadliest city in the world at...
by Chad Koons
The door flung open as he strode into the office, holding an envelope. I greeted him but he did not respond, staring at me with a face overcome with emotion. “What’s this?” I asked him. He went to speak but found no words, instead slapping the envelope on the counter and...
