Happy New Year! New year, new blog series. If you missed the last post, you’ll know I jumped the gun on 2025 with a post called “Perfect Timing.” In 2024, we looked at the Names of God using Ann Spangler’s book. This year will be a bit like taking the training wheels off–of going off-road…
We’ve finished the Names of God 2024 study, and I’m sad to see it end. The discipline of studying His names, investigating the way He reveals His character through His names, has changed me. I’ll be doing something similar in 2025 – looking at His attributes. I won’t be following an organized list like I…
The flight to Egypt Matthew 2:13-14 “Mary, love, wake up.” Joseph’s urgent whisper roused me from deep slumber. The kiss he brushed on my temple was both gentle and urgent. Opening my eyes, I was startled by the darkness. The star that stood over our home for two nights had gone dim. But Joseph’s apologetic…
Feroze’s story Matthew 2:9-12 Shaking my head in disbelief, I stared at this ragtag cluster of lean-tos, huts, and shanties that comprised this little town of Bethlehem. Was it truly home to the King of the Jews? But as we hesitated, the light of the star grew in intensity, and it pulsed as if impatient…
“Before Abraham was born, I AM” – John 8:58ff Jesus’ declaration is a challenge. It’s a WWE smackdown. He’s in a contentious dispute with the Pharisees–again. This particular argument concerns who their respective fathers are. Read John 8 for context. It always puts a smile on my face. They claim Abraham as their father…