After the holiday season, I know a lot of people are dealing with the after effects of spending time with their families. For those of us in ministry, we know that the month of January is usually one of the
Drawing Closer
Recently, I was at an airport and watched with a remembering smile as a young person made the effort to walk up the down escalator. It immediately brought two memories to my mind. The first was when I was a
Prosperity without Freedom
Prosperity without freedom is the worst kind of slavery. The Bible is a book filled with blessings, teachings, words of encouragement, and warnings. Many times a single verse can carry within it each of these categories and more. One example
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
As we Jewish followers of Messiah close the book of Genesis during this Shabbat on Saturday, I marvel at the Christmas carol I remember from my Catholic upbringing: ‘God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, for unto you
Turning Around the Holiday Blues
I love this time of year! I love giving presents and I love cooking and celebrating with family. BUT, this is also the time of year when returning home to family sometimes includes a heaping pile of sadness or loneliness
When Out of Order Is Really In Order
There are times when we are reading the Bible that we come a place where, in the middle of an event, it seems as if an unrelated story or series of verses appears within the text. We know that every