From an outsider perspective, Jesus’ ministry appeared to be ill-fated – no formal training, no Jerusalem connection, randomly chosen, questionable students, no headquarters, no support. Add to this, angering, early…
Although a Jew, he was raised and educated in Pharaoh’s courts as Egyptian royalty. Echoes of his people’s story haunted him, and seeing their treatment as slaves, caused buried passion…
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.…
As the reality of Jesus being the long-awaited Messiah began to sink in, his disciples faced a new and challenging reality – Jesus voiced a deep desire to be close…
After Jesus’ poorer than poor birth, his parents dutifully carried out all that was required of them according to Jewish law, rich and poor alike. He and his parents were…
Like 100% pure oxygen. Like the brilliance 100 times that of our sun. Like the dismantling power of the most searing gaze. Like the healing impact of all the collective…
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…
1st Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024 Unquestionably, the singular, most beautiful aspect of God’s Plan ‘A’ is the Incarnation. God becoming flesh, becoming man, becoming one of us, becoming…
The Apostle Paul, on his famous trek to raid the church in Damascus, was knocked off his feet, not unlike a rambunctious puppy attempting to out-strain his leash. He reached…
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…
