Six days before the Passover, we find the story of Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, anointing Jesus with very costly oil of spikenard from an alabaster flask (this story is found in Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, and John 12:2-8). The cost of this ointment was said to be more than 300 denarii. A […]

Job used this phrase in chapter 26 as he viewed man’s frailty and God’s majesty. As he grapples with what God is doing in his life, he exclaims in verse 14, Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, and how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power […]

It is OK to feel overwhelmed, just so we turn to the right source for help, and thus don’t stay overwhelmed. The Psalms use this word repeatedly. Let’s look at the list of its use in the Psalms with the related reason. Then we will see the right actions listed in each Psalm, personalized to […]

It is sooooo easy to be prejudiced against God! Or maybe you don’t agree with this statement. Here is a definition of prejudice: an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge. The word is formed from two Latin words: “judice” is judgment. “pre” is before. So the word […]