Browsing Category 'The Bible'
In ancient days, flocks were led to Jerusalem five days before the Passover. The lambs destined for sacrifice were bathed in the pool outside the sheep gate and then secured in pens for inspection. For the next five days, priests would come out daily to check each lamb for defects. They looked for any blemish, [...]
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Moments of mercy in the Bible generally astound me. But I’m especially moved by the ones that took place the last week of Jesus’ life. He was on His way to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration… and His death. We don’t know how long he’d had that part figured out, but he told His disciples [...]
Read more...The Bible is a book of many layers, and I’ve learned I have to be careful when I think I’ve figured something out. For instance, I used to teach in my Life of David class that the beloved psalmist and famous king was also a grand liar. Now, there is still some truth to that [...]
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In case you haven’t noticed, times are kind of hard right now. At our house, it is a double-whammy. In the writing world, two of the magazines I wrote for last year ceased publication — one of them just after publishing my article, the other one just before my articles were published. This is discouraging. [...]
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A couple of our grandsons did a little interpretive worship the other night at church. We were on the back row in the far corner. It is an easy place to check out, especially if you are too short to see over the mob of heads in front of us. So, Jesse and Peter decided [...]
Read more...Picture this: the long-awaited Messiah has been walking through the country side healing diseases, casting out demons, raising the dead, and calming the storms for three years. Finally, He sits down with his friends one night at the greatest Feast of the year. The Passover is a time rich with history and poignant with destiny. [...]
Read more...The need in Haiti seems huge and overwhelming and far beyond my capacity to do anything to help. I think the people of Israel must have felt that same way when they came back from seventy years of exile to find their beloved Holy City in ruins. The first group who came back must have [...]
Read more...Occasionally, I wonder if what I’m doing in life is too small to matter. Next year I will qualify for the senior citizen’s discount at my favorite eatery, and this makes me consider what I’ve done with my fifty-some years. Such inventories can be discouraging. Instead of dwelling on my failures, though, I’m determined to [...]
Read more...You don’t have to be a Bible scholar to know Solomon was the wisest man in the world. He is legendary. References to his wisdom have come up in literature for centuries and you find references to him in modern culture through movies, music, and casual conversation. We hear a little less, though, about how [...]
Read more...I’ve been trying to figure out life today. A small task for a September morning. I’m feeling a little moody and a little restless and a little unsure about how to shake myself out of it and get back to my normal Pollyanna self. In the midst of this momentary crises, I crave the solid [...]
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