One More Look

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”  Mark 9:24  NASB Unbelief – “To live without prayer is to live without God, to live without a soul.”[1]  We’ve examined several insights about prayer.  We’ve struggled with the idea—and the practice.  We’ve confronted our own despondency, frailty, and unworthiness.  We…

Doubt Doesn’t Matter

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:24  NASB Doubt Doesn’t Matter (from August 2010, with revisions) Unbelief – What an odd expression?  It’s so odd that even good translations stumble over it.  The NASB adds “help me in my unbelief” in the 1963 version.  The NIV substitutes…

The Greatest Hurdles

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and began saying, “I do believe, help me in my unbelief.” Mark 9:24 NASB Unbelief – What an odd expression?  It’s so odd that even good translations stumble over it.  The NASB adds “help me in my unbelief,” (1963).  The NIV substitutes “help me overcome;” the NLT turns the…