BeachCast.TV: Bible Exploration, Apologetics and Church History with Dr. Chase A. Thompson:

As most famous verse: The Virgin will conceive and bring forth a child. Did you know that this verse was originally spoken of in a military context? The importance of standing firm in the faith.

We face a seeming Bible contradiction today: Jesus tells the disciples they failed to cast an unclean spirit out because of a lack of faith in Matthew 17, but in Mark 9, He says they failed because of a lack of prayer. Does Matthew or Mark have it wrong? Actually, when we dig deeper, we see an amazing truth here, not a contradiction or error.

Two topics today. First: What does Christ mean? Was this the last name of Jesus? Second: What does it mean that we must take up our cross and lose our life to find it?

The disciples often had difficulty grasping what Jesus was saying to them - and particularly struggled with His parables, frequently asking Him for explanations. One woman, however - a pagan and foreign woman - actually immediately understood one of the most complex parables of Jesus, and gives us all a lesson in persistent and bold faith in the process.

3 topics today: #1 How did Jesus grieve when faced with His own death and the death of His relative John the Baptist? #2 Why did Jesus' disciples believe in ghosts - are ghosts real, according to the Bible? #3 The danger of staring at our trials and troubles and not staring at Jesus.