I have stood on the shores of the Sea of Galilee at Tabgha and wondered what it would have been like the day Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James and John to follow him. (Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 5) See Tabgha and Jesus' Disciples. Peter is one of my favorite Bible characters. In many ways, …
Continue reading Lessons of Peter on the Shores of the Galilee
Pull up a chair to the study table and let's mine a few nuggets from Scripture. Yesterday we took a look at Zechariah 12-14, to discover references to the house of David and the nations going up to Jerusalem to worship the King and celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. Thus, it is believed that Jerusalem …
Continue reading “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling…”
The prophet Zechariah warns that Jerusalem will eventually become a cup of reeling ("cup of trembling," in some translations). For decades Israelis and Palestinians have fought over Jerusalem and, just weeks ago, President Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Undoubtedly, Jerusalem has been a global hot spot and continues to be today. …
Mary did You Know has been recorded by dozens of artists and is a Christmas favorite. But it is an intriguing question: Mary, did you know? Did you know your baby boy would walk on water? Give sight to the blind? Calm a storm? Raise the dead? Furthermore, what must it have been like to …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 