The Merciful Touch of Jesus

The Merciful Touch of Jesus

“And he said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.’” (Mark 5:36b) In the passage from Mark’s Gospel, we find a woman who came to Jesus for help. She had a chronic issue of blood that marked her...
Called to Faith

Called to Faith

“’Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?’” (Mark 4:40) That question that Jesus poses here is one that He poses to each of us at sometime or another. In these days of pandemic and chaos, perhaps it is one which He is asking of a lot of believers. We are...
No Compromise

No Compromise

“. . . but as servant of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; . . .” (2 Corinthians 6:4-5) We wonder these days about the suffering we...
We Can’t Play God!

We Can’t Play God!

“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man;I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have...
Called to Faith

I Am Not Afraid, I Still Have Faith

by Janice Gentles-Jones The challenge of choosing faith over fear is one we’re presented with each day, especially living during a pandemic. We often lean towards fear rather than faith, when our life is on the line. But Jesus has two questions for us to...