There were three major periods in the preparation of the apostles for the work that laid ahead of them: first, they had three-and-a-half years of watching Jesus work; hearing him teach; asking him questions; and, …
Taking God Seriously
View PostThe Power of the Spirit
View PostAbout Pentecost
View PostThe Fifth Sabbath
I think the disciples had spent the last five weeks in a state of shock. They were running high before Jesus was arrested and crucified, and it’s hard to imagine their thoughts after he was …
Love the Little Children
With Mother’s Day approaching, did it ever occur to you who it is that actually makes Mother’s Day possible, meaningful? Children, exactly. Without children, there’s no mother; and without mothers, there’s no Mother’s Day. So, …
The Third Sabbath
View PostThe Fourteenth Day
View PostFrom Passover to Pentecost
Some nineteen-hundred-and-seventy or so years ago today, the disciples of Jesus were still reeling from the events of the last week and a half. I imagine they were walking into things when they were paying …
The Bread of Affliction
View PostThe Resurrection Story
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which you also have received, and wherein ye stand, by which ye also are saved if ye keep in memory what I …
Passover Service 1999
View PostThe Inward Man
View PostThe Word Was Precious
If the word of God is water, the history of Man is like a vast desert, with a spring here and there. You would think, that being the case, that we would all find ourselves …
Daniel and the Palestinians
View PostTeach Wisdom
In the first chapter of the Book of Daniel, a rather interesting event takes place that I have often thought of and considered with some fascination. Daniel and his three friends were among a number …