Jesus said, “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?” Mark 8:36-37 ESV The implied answer is “nothing!” It does not do a person any good to gain the whole world materially, and yet forfeit his soul. What is more, it puts a…

Our belief needs to move towards complete trust in Jesus, which is sometimes painful. If someone had asked me a month ago, “Do you realize that you are simply a collection of cells: water, tissue, bones, skin, muscles & tendons, etc. totaling 180lbs?” I would have replied, “Yes, of course. I know that.” I knew it in a physical sense. But it…