The first portion of Mark 10 seems to be a series of ethical teachings on various topics: marriage and divorce, the dignity of children, and the love of money. But on a closer inspection, with each situation, Jesus is contrasting the wisdom of the world with the way of the Kingdom of God. We’ll find this contrast in a number…
I was a sinner in rebellion against God, and I knew it. In my distress, I turned to the Psalms. But as I looked for comfort from the Psalms, I found only judgment. There was plenty of hope in the Psalms, but none of it was for me. “The wicked will not stand in the judgment … The Lord holds…