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8 She Hath Done What She Could — Mark 14 In today's world this isn't very flattering; “She did the best she could.” Some might hear this as, “She didn’t have the ability to do more.” The phrase sounds simple—almost demeaning, even demoralizing. We want to be the one who does the most, the best. Yet Jesus didn’t say she had done more. He said, “She did what she could.” These words come from One who judges the heart, not merely the action. This woman—this ordinary human being—came before the...

Recently, we had guests in our home. Our guests had been on a journey through multiple states. While traveling, they visited a Church of Christ in another state on a Sunday morning. Their experience was one that brought a chuckle, a sigh of despair, and shame. In the class assembly at this church, the visiting preacher asked a question: “Who in this assembly can tell me who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes?” Holding up money, he said, “This is for anyone 10–20 years of age who can answer the...

How does the Bible describe the first century church? Have you wondered what it would be like to worship in the first century? Truthfully, do you believe many churches today resemble the first church? What really went on in the first church? What were the people like? What was the message of the preacher? Did they really tithe? Did their service resemble a modern service today? Did they have a pastor? Did they have Sunday school? Does God tell us these things? And probably the most important...