“The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” What does this mean? Who said this? Jesus. To Peter. Why? Mark 14:27-38“You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written:“‘I will strike
Memories… light the corners of my mind…these words from a song came to mind as I read this verse: Deuteronomy 16:3….so that you may remember all the days of your life the day when you
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22There is a story of an old giant fallen tree in the forest of the Colorado slopes. Experts say this
So near yet so far… what a pity! The Israelites were right at the doorstep of the promised land after going through so much: enemies in pursuit, complaints about water; grumbling about food; death/pestilence in
How does one pray in order to have his prayer answered? What does he say? How is he to say it? What key ingredients are in the recipe of the answered prayer that Jesus taught
In Hokkien, there’s a saying: “Hoh giah boh kei sah tai.” Wealth does not go beyond 3 generations in the family. We do see the truth in this: there are forefathers who worked hard to
Mark 10:23Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”Why? When did Jesus said this? How come he said this? What does it
The high and the low: that is how we read the weather report – we take note of the hi’s and the low’s. So in marriage and relationships, we all have our hi’s and low’s.
Mark 9:14-29 The plea of a desperate father Any parent whose child is sick – very sick and for a long time, knows exactly how the father in this passage feels. Imagine seeing your child
For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Philippians 1:21This verse came to mind one morning. How? It came about as I think about dying… and fighting to live. Paul penned this life