God is holy, pure, exacting, perfect love. He cannot tolerate the presence of anything less. (He declared no one could see His face and live. Ex. 33:20). The calamitous introduction…
Around 25 years after Paul’s Damascus roadside meetup with Jesus, he continued in his passionate pursuit of the Lover of his soul. His life was wholly dedicated to announcing the…
Adam sealed our fate, getting us ousted from Eden’s God-light, and getting us dumped off as exiles in the darkness and pain and toil of a cold, unwelcoming world. Our…
-our confidence- Some of Jesus’ last words to the disciples were: ‘you will receive power.’ And so, on the day of Pentecost, Peter, ready-fire-aim Peter, mouth-engaged-before-brain Peter, stood before several…
-our Exemplar- Jesus’ cousin, John, called the Baptizer, was an eleventh-hour miracle for the elderly priest Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth. His unusual name, the prophetic words spoken about him,…
The Holy Spirit’s arrival was announced by a citywide Sight & Sound Extravaganza. That’s how people were drawn to witness, firsthand, the promised gift of the Father. Sure enough, the…
God’s love, grace, and mercy were fully manifested in the person and ministry of Jesus. Plan ‘A’ was on startling display in His Son and was causing cheering, confusion and…
The people of God’s choosing have always been sheltered by His plan that includes a total restoration of peace. Throughout Israel’s troubled history, that restoration had been reiterated multiple times.…
After four centuries of heaven’s silence and Israel’s longing and waiting for the Messiah, there is an answer, a stirring in the courts of God the Father. But this answer…
Scripture could simply be called God’s Story. It is a story of love creating. It is a story of love sharing. It is a story of love’s jealousy. It is…
