So sorry to have been away for the last few days. I actually had elective surgery on both knees and I have been recovering. The problem, though, is that as I catching up I realize there are so many things Read more…
The Sermon on the Mount… Wow! there is so much here that I honestly feel like I could spend the entire year unpacking these three chapters of Matthew. There is honestly no more poignant, concise and profound transcript of Jesus’ Read more…
I have always loved the story of Job. There is something real, gritty and yet profound that leaps from the pages of this real life hero. While there was no particular mention of God’s glory, or specific uses of the Read more…
Yesterday I talked about the concept of Sabbath and how it pre-dates the laws surrounding it; how the seventh day was declared a holy day of rest in the very beginning. As legalists typically do, people tend to get caught Read more…
“On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all of his work that he had done. God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on Read more…
“LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!” 8:1 I have been focusing on the glory of God this year and there are few passages that better emphasize God’s glory than this psalm of David. David begins Read more…
There are so many things that can be highlighted in these chapters from Abram’s life (soon to be Abraham). He is a man of great faith and the father of nations, yet in a moment of weakness and doubt, he Read more…
In Psalm 1 the writer lays out what happiness is like and where happiness comes from. I think that is an amazing place to start a new year because we are always looking for happiness. Some versions say “blessed,” but Read more…
One of the most intriguing characters in all the bible is Abram (later called Abraham). Jews, Christians and Muslims alike all revere him and look to him as a patriarch of their religion. It is amazing that such an obscure Read more…
Lord, save us from self-reliance! Whenever we get into trouble, whenever we have problems our first instinct seems to be to try and figure a way out and then the last resort might be prayer. I think we, all to Read more…