Jesus' Transfiguration Offered an Encouraging Preview (Mark 9:1-3)

January 26, 2023 Nate Holdridge

In response to the disciples' confession and this new teaching about his death and resurrection, Jesus took three of his men to a mountaintop. Though we don't know the exact location of this event, it seems likely to be one of Mt. Hermon's peaks, around 9,000 feet in elevation. The other gospels tell us he went there to pray, and, as was their custom, they slept while he cried out to God. (5 Minutes/1100 Words)

Archival Post: To Reminisce - A Fictional First Person Account From Peter

May 23, 2022 Nate Holdridge

To Reminisce - A Fictional First Person Account From Peter

Archival Post

I remember the four thousand. I know I was one of those who wanted to send the Gentile crowds away. They may have been curious about the God of Israel, but I wasn’t ready to show them compassion just yet. He was. There was an emotion in Him I just didn’t possess. Lovingly, He nourished that crowd.

A Healthy Heart Before God - How To Deal With a Condemned Heart (1 John 3:19-20)

August 10, 2021 Nate Holdridge

At this point in his letter, John knew his readers were ripe for feelings of condemnation. He'd written to them about believing in Jesus, obeying God, and loving other Christians. And on this last point, many might have felt terrible weakness. (7 Minutes/1900 Words)

God Is Light (1 John 1:5)

February 16, 2021 Nate Holdridge

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(1 John 1:5)

In 1 John 1:1-4, we read John's purpose statement, his heart for his readers, a group of Christians in a circuit surrounding Ephesus, where he'd pastored. He loved this group and, fearing the false teaching which sniped them off one by one, he lovingly rose up to communicate the truth to his beloved, his little children. (6 Minutes/1600 Words)

God Is Light, Part 1 (1 John 1:5-22)

September 22, 2020 Nate Holdridge

We read John's purpose statement, his heart for his readers, a group of Christians in a circuit surrounding Ephesus, where he'd pastored. He loved this group and, fearing the false teaching which sniped them off one by one, he lovingly rose up to communicate the truth to his beloved, his little children. He would proclaim the True Vine, the real Jesus Christ, to them. He aimed to bring them into fellowship with the apostolic group and the truth they were licensed to preach. (7 Minutes/1700 Words)

To Reminisce: A Fictional First Person Account From Peter

March 16, 2017 Nate Holdridge

8 Minutes / 1,600 Words

a historical fiction