In Luke 10:38-42, Jesus is again accused of not caring. This time, it is not the seemingly life and death situation we saw last week in Mark 4:35-41. Rather, it involved having company over. (Luke 10:38-42) Martha welcomed Jesus into her house and proceeded to be distracted, or literally “dragged all around” with much serving. […]

We would never accuse Jesus of not caring about us in this or that situation, would we? Well, at least, we probably wouldn’t say it out loud. There are two situations I found in the Bible where folks specifically accused Jesus of not caring. We’ll look at one this week. In Mark 4:35-41, we see […]

There is a clear contrast in the book of Ruth between Naomi and Ruth and their response to hardship. And there was a lot of hardship! Due to a famine in Israel, Elimelech and Naomi moved to the country of Moab with their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. Besides being uprooted from her homeland, while […]

This phrase is found in Isaiah 50:7 – For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed. The context is the suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ before His crucifixion. Note the prophetic […]