As the sun begins to set on Friday evening devout Jews around the world will gather in their homes and synagogues for evening prayer. After their time of prayer the family will gather around the table in their home and
At the beginning of the year I was in a meeting with the Elders of our church when one of them brought up how God had provided for the needs of our church once again in 2018. Everyone jumped into
Things just could not have been worse. The glorious hope of the people of Israel that the Davidic Dynasty would extend throughout all eternity had come crashing down upon them. The United Kingdom of Israel under David had split in
I have a confession to make today–I am a sweet freak. I can sit down with a tall glass of milk and a bag of Double Stuffed Oreo cookies and suddenly find myself in “Hog Heaven.” It’s not just Double
We are in the Advent season. For those of you who didn’t grow up in church or for those who grew up in churches that didn’t observe the Advent season, I want to help you understand the importance of the
The Sunday before Thanksgiving I always take a break from whatever we are studying so we can focus on some Scripture that will help stir thoughts of gratitude and thankfulness for who God is and what He has done in
[one_half first] [/one_half] [one_half] [/one_half] It has been such a fun week! All week long we’ve had lots of kids, about 140 kids, with us for Vacation Bible School. I’m absolutely amazed at Linda Birsner and her team of leaders.
[one_half first][/one_half] [one_half] [/one_half] Mother’s Day, according to Hallmark and the other greeting card companies, is a warm fuzzy kind of day filled with Disney-like moments, but the reality of Mother’s Day can’t be captured by a Hallmark card. The
[one_half first][/one_half] [one_half][/one_half] I hope you won’t mind me taking you back to Israel for one more week before we turn our attention back to our study of the Gospel of John. There are just so many sites I wish
