Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Together Apart

Together Apart
Many of us are celebrating Easter, Resurrection Sunday, alone this year. We are able to connect to our pastor’s message and the music electronically but those who would be sitting around us are not seen. They are there but not visible to us in any meaningful way. It makes me think of how we view…
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Passion Week: His Walk Alone

Passion Week: His Walk Alone
With the world in various levels of isolation today, a meaningful thread of Passion Week can be seen as Jesus makes a walk into aloneness. His week started out surrounded by crowds calling for His coronation and singing His praises. And the crowds that went before Him and that followed Him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son…
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El Elyon, God Most High

El Elyon, God Most High
I tend to feel in control and self-reliant - until I’m not. Yes, I give mental assent to God being in control of all things but it is amazing how often I don’t live like it. I like the feeling of being in control. Right now, many are being faced with the reality that, in…
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Kingdoms at War

Kingdoms at War
What happens when you bring the gospel of a NEW kingdom to a culture that already has a king? Friction, clashes, and confrontations are inevitable – all forcing people to choose sides. That’s what Paul and the early church faced as they began to spread the good news. The Kingdom of God was reclaiming territory,…
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