Blog

Render unto Caesar

Should we pay our taxes? What if we disagree with the governing authority? Sounds like good fodder for a Starbucks conversation. But Jesus and His contemporaries had the same dilemma. The Jews were split on whether to go along with the occupying Romans or to resist them. And this Caesar character had the nerve to spoil…
Read more

Drops of truth…

Rabbi Akiva, noticing a stone at a well that had been hollowed out by drippings from the buckets, said: "If these drippings can, by continuous action, penetrate this solid stone, how much more can the persistent word of God penetrate the pliant, fleshly human heart, if that word but be presented with patient insistency" Thoughts?
Read more

The Cost

For hundreds and even thousands of years, God instructed His people to make a sacrifice to "cover over" their sins. These sacrifices occurred every day at 9 AM and 3 PM - and were announced by the sounding of the shofar (ram's horn trumpet). These sacrifices were only to be a reminder to them of…
Read more

Passion week

Most of us have seen the movie "Passion" and have heard the reports from critics and fans. But I am struck by the number of individuals who claim that it is too violent. "Why all the violence? Was it really necessary?" or "It's very uncomfortable to watch." It made me think about Christ's actual crucifixion. Why all the violence,…
Read more