During 2021 we will celebrate a biblical feast when it lands on the calendar. Israel's Spring feasts all fall within a one week period so this Sunday is Passover, April…
This week marked one of Israel's feasts, the Feast of Purim. What is Purim? We find out in the book of Esther. What significance does it have for the follower…
Matt. 2:13-23 reads like a travelogue of Joseph and Mary and the Child's movements as God guides them away from Herod and harm, to finally get them back to Nazareth…
As we trace the events in Bethlehem recorded in the Scripture, we find Bethlehem becomes a place of hope. Hope for the nation of Israel as their choice of king…
Micah moves from judgment to hope in Ch. 4. God never announces judgment without offering hope. While temporary discipline will take place, ultimately God has a plan to bless those…
In Micah 3 Micah finally confronts the guilty parties - the political and spiritual leaders. A very sad commentary on where Israel was at with God. Since the chapter is…
While it is often called the triumphal entry, Jesus was not rejoicing but weeping. Grieving for those people who didn;t understand who He was and weren't prepared for the calamity…
Psalm 110 is unique in that it is a prophetic psalm about the coming of the Messiah. On Palm Sunday Jesus arrived with great expectation, the people anticipating that he…
A discouraged post-exilic community has stopped rebuilding the temple. Through the godly leadership of the high priest Joshua and the Davdic descendent, Zerubbabel, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah spur the…