Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Looking Forward

Looking Forward
If we want to move forward, we need to look forward. We won’t hit a target in front of us if we are focused behind. So, after learning from the past, being reminded of Who God is, we set our aim ahead. Remove obstacles Sin is a huge obstacle to moving forward. Repentance and obedience…
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Looking Back

Looking Back
Some things are important to look back on and some should be forgotten all together. I want to be sure I’m looking at the right things when I remember the past. DON’T LOOK BACK In guilt It is easy to keep beating myself up over the past. But if I have confessed and repented, then…
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Behold, I am the servant of the Lord

Behold, I am the servant of the Lord
How would you respond if God told you to do something inexplicable, something beyond reason? Mary got such a call. And this is her response: “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 What did receiving this call mean for her? A pregnancy.  This…
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Christmas Star

Christmas Star
This year our night sky will display a planetary wonder dubbed the Christmas star. From our vantage point, Jupiter and Saturn cross paths every few decades but they haven’t gotten this close together for almost 800 years. It will create an amazing spectacle as their lights conjoin. I don’t know what the Biblical star was…
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