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...
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...
Reconciliation or Judgment

Reconciliation or Judgment

“Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.” (2 Corinthians 5:8-9) These days we look to the media for truth surrounding the...
You Can’t Dismiss God

You Can’t Dismiss God

“And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.” (Ezekiel 17:24)It seems that every...