Sunday is a day of feasting + celebration since Jesus rose on a Sunday. Take today to catch up on your reading + to contemplate what you've read so far.
RELENT: A Journey of Surrender – Day 5
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A Blog For People Who’ve Given Up On Blogs
The world is full of information, so why does it need another blog? As a lifelong learner, I’m a curator of life-experiences, research and creativity, with a passion for study. I want to understand the world — and everything in it — in a way that I can help others understand it better as well. If knowledge is power, my goal is to ensure that no one ever feels powerless.
What is this blog about?
It can’t really be defined because it’s not about one thing. It’s about everything. Whether you love Jesus, theology, current events, movies, music, leadership, or anything in-between, this blog is for you.
RELENT: A Journey of Surrender – Day 4
The day after Sabbath, Jesus entered Jerusalem in what we call The Triumphant Entry. Scholar, Andres Kostenberger, estimates that the first day of the last week of Jesus’ earthly life—what we call Palm Sunday—took place on March 29, 33 AD! [1] This was...
RELENT: A Journey of Surrender – Day 3
Four Thoughts From the Story of Mary’s Extravagant Worship: 1. Gratitude, worship + generosity are always the right response to God’s extravagant grace (vs 1-2). Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the...
RELENT: A Journey of Surrender – Part 2
As Mary poured out the expensive perfume + her worship, the majority in the room were taking in the fragrance + captivated by Jesus’ presence. Unfortunately, at least one person was upset by the entire episode. But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray...
RELENT: A Journey of Surrender – Day 1
On Good Friday, the most sophisticated religious system of its time, allied with the most powerful political + military empire on the planet, aligned themselves against one solitary man—the only perfect man who has ever lived. God in the flesh. Jesus, a...
GHOST: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit – Part 5
Does anybody remember what happened on the Day of Pentecost? Check out Acts 2:1-4 : On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. 2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty...
GHOST: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit – Part 4
The Holy Spirit is a PERSON. He is GOD. When the Spirit is present He brings LIFE where there is death, CREATIVITY and INSIGHT where there is chaos, and POWER where there is weakness. He wants...
GHOST: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit – Part 3
“It’s better for you that I leave…” In his book, The Holy Spirit: An Introduction, John Bevere writes about the promise of Jesus that appears in John 16:7, “It’s to your advantage that I go away… It’s better for you that I leave… If I don’t go...
RELENT: A Journey Of Surrender
Have you ever wondered what someone is talking about when they say they’re “giving up something” for Lent? Have you ever seen someone with a dark smudge on their forehead, pointed it out + had them respond, “Yeah, I know. It’s Ash Wednesday.”? Maybe you’re...
GHOST: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit – Part 2
Who is the Holy Spirit and What He Does: The Holy Spirit is our helper, teacher and coach (Jn 14:26). The Greek word is parakletos (par-ak’-lay-tos). It’s a Greek word made up of two words: Para which...