Jesus’ birth was the initial breaking through of the Presence of God’s Kingdom into the world of men. Curiously, only unnamed shepherds were given the announcement. Then, for thirty years,…
-three points of view- Jesus was nearing the end of his brief public ministry. He had walked and taught in all the towns and villages throughout Judea, inspiring awe and…
The Prophet Isaiah (9:2) spoke a hope-filled word about a people walking in darkness, seeing a great light (the brightness of God’s glory). That brightness has been veiled from mankind,…
At Creation, God said: “Let Us conceive a new creation – humanity – made in Our image, fashioned according to Our likeness. So God did just that. He created humanity…
From the youngest in a family of eight boys, in a small village, to the greatest king ever to sit on the throne of Israel, David’s life was anything but…
Ever since the ascension of Jesus and his promised return in glory, the church has looked and longed and waited, grown tired of waiting, cried out for answers, invented scenarios…
One reason the crowds flocking to Jesus grew in size and frequency and intensity, was that his teachings held such surprising and encouraging changes. It was good news and so…
The continual surprises of the Kingdom of God were (and are) mostly generated from a worldly mindset that anticipates God acting congruently with the way the world works. In that…
The overall look and feel of God’s Kingdom became clearer through Jesus’ teachings. However, there were times when circumstances arose where, acting completely within society’s norms, the disciples unknowingly ran…
Built into our old nature is a powerful resistance to change, unless, of course, it’s a change we are choosing for ourselves. Routine is a comfortable, reassuring predictability for many,…