A view of the Jezreel Valley from Mt. Carmel After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab; I will send rain on the earth.”...
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A Letter to Babylon
The lion murals that lined the way into Babylon. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat...
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Presentation | Epiphany
Jesus is presented in the Temple, Mafa Jesus “Now, master, let your servant go in peace according to your word, because my eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It’s a light for revelation...
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Why do we Have to Die? – Part 2
All Saints Day is coming up on November 1. This is a day where we remember those who have died in the faith. It is a day we remember that in life and death, we belong to Christ. This is...
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Why do we Have to Die? – Part 1
All Saints Day is coming up on November 1. This is a day where we remember those who have died in the faith. It is a day we remember that in life and death, we belong to Christ. This is...
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Keepers
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. – Psalm 90:12 (NIV) I’ve spent a few days on retreat this week. The theme was Living an Undivided Life. One of our exercises was taking...
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Life in the Suburbs
Masada, the site of the Jews last stand against the Romans in 1st c. Then he said to me, “All is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will freely...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: From Nothing…
This is the seventh in a series of reflections on John 1. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was with God in the beginning. Everything came...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (3)
This is the third in a series of Advent reflections on Luke 3:7-18. I used to commute to Chicago every week for seminary. I rarely needed to go down to the “miracle mile” on Michigan Avenue, but every time I...
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Look Out!
Sometimes you can't be TOO clear when telling someone to "Look out!" Human one, I’ve made you a lookout for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from me, deliver my warning. f I declare that the wicked...
