Mark’s musings

“ And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭2:1-5‬ No I don’t think that it was the actions of just the friends that brought Jesus to forgive this man’s sins. It seems more to be the faith of the five of them together.  But imagine.  Imagine that I would be so bold for the people in my life.  That I would tear down  ceilings for them.  That I would cry out on my knees in prayer for them.  That I would tell them that I love th...

"And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell." Matthew 5:30 Let’s start off by saying Jesus is obviously not saying you should go and whack off your hand if you use it for sin. He’s saying “get rid of anything that can lead you to sin”. "Hands" are good things, useful things, things that are supposed to make our lives better.  Sometimes we need to get rid of them if we want to beat sin and grow closer to God. Let’s think about your hand though.  If you had to cut it off what kind of excuses would you make not to. I need it for work People will think I'm weird with one hand People might ask why I only have one hand I use my hand too much to get rid of it I won't be able to do X without it I can't interact with people like I used to (wave, handshake, fist bump). That would hurt! Does any of that sound familiar? You...