We are fond of saying what we would do in the face of great trials. Experience, however, has a way of silencing such presumption. When the trial comes, when the storm arrives, it will put our boasting to the test. For now we can only hope that our faith will prove true. Some, like our dear […]
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Failed Power and Unbelief
“If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” Mark 9:22 If the question the disciples asked was understandable, the father’s question, although disturbing, was even more understandable. This father had one great desire, to see his son healed. He had brought the boy to Jesus’ disciples, and they had failed him. […]
Only by Prayer
“He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer” (Mark 9:29). I believe they were sincere; the apostles that is. I believe they acted in sincerity. They came upon a boy possessed by a demon. The boy was in need and the father was desperate, but with all their training the disciples could not help […]