The angel of the Lord appeared to Samson’s mom and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.” Samson’s dad said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” And […]
Arthur saw a guy panhandling on the median in between Little Caesar’s Pizza and Autobell. Arthur pulled into a gas station, got out of his car, and walked over to the guy on the median. Arthur said, “Hey man, I’m Arthur. What’s your name?” The panhandler said, “James.” Arthur said, “I have something I need […]
It’s Christmas time! And you know what that means!? We must ponder God’s promises to Egypt! Every Christmas we are compelled by The Holy Spirit to imaginatively immerse ourselves in the scene where Joseph & Mary receive wealthy astrologically-obsessed guests, who have traveled for months to worship their toddler. These wealthy Eastern Astrologers lavish extravagant […]
Don’t be LAZY when it comes to imaginatively immersing yourself in the chronicles of Christmas. Imaginatively inhabit these real-life scenarios – – – > Genesis 3:8-15; Genesis 22:15-17; Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; Isaiah 11:1-4, 6-9; Luke 2:8-16; Matthew 2:1-12; Revelation 12:1-6, 13-17; & John 1:1-14. Receive and relish what you’ve allowed to become ‘prosaically familiar’ and […]
G.K. Chesterton said, “People have fallen into a foolish habit of speaking of orthodoxy as something heavy, humdrum, and safe. But the fact is, there never was anything so perilous or so exciting as orthodoxy.” We are infatuated with “the praise & attention of man.” We anchor our identity and our sense of meaning […]
G.K. Chesterton said, “People have fallen into a foolish habit of speaking of orthodoxy as something heavy, humdrum, and safe. But the fact is, there never was anything so perilous or so exciting as orthodoxy.” The same could be said for the church. In 1 & 2 Thessalonians we are assailed with perilous and electrifying […]
The king texts his scribes. The scribes show up lickety-split. The Queen of Persia’s cousin dictates a new edict to the royal scribes. The edict is addressed to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of all the provinces of Persia (spanning from India to Ethiopia …127 provinces). And each province is addressed in its […]
Luke 10:21-24 Jesus rejoices. About what? Jesus says, “Thank you Father, for hiding true blessedness from “THE WISE” and “THE UNDERSTANDING,” and instead revealing true blessedness to LITTLE CHILDREN.” What is true blessedness? True blessedness is – – – > Knowing the Son of God. Not knowing about the Son of God; but KNOWING the […]
I guess you could say we were experiencing “tough times.” I longed to be back home, and I couldn’t look at Haddie without tearing up. Haddie’s mannerisms reminded me of my uncle, and the way she laughed sounded just like my aunt. I felt a strange mixture of happiness and helplessness; I was thankful for […]
Picture a man who has just been forced to venerate his enemy in the presence of an entire city. Subsequently, this man sulks home (scorning the shame of honoring the man he hates), only to be told by his wife and his friends that he is inescapably cursed, and will soon fall at the hands […]