The world seems so loveless, doesn't it? Even in Scripture, our life on earth is painted in rather negative colors. Want examples? Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 calls everything vanity, Romans 8:21-21 says that creation is trapped in corruption and groaning, and 2 Corinthians 4:16 reminds us that we're wasting away. In Psalm 63, King David feels a […]

Let's be honest. The Bible can be confusing, and if it's not confusing, it often seems over-familiar or repetitive. So when you read a chapter like Mark 8, you might just glaze through it. After all, Christ has already miraculously fed a multitude of people, the Pharisees and disciples are just saying stupid things as […]