by Bro. Michael | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Often God is appalled at what men applaud. Consider God’s assessment of Judah in Jeremiah 5:30-31, “An appalling and horrible thing Has happened in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so!...
by Bro. Michael | Jan 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Abraham went down to Egypt, down to Egpyt. / He fled the famine and the heat. / God plagued the Pharaoh of Egypt, ‘god’ of Egypt. / Abraham’s plunder would repeat. // (Genesis 12:10-13:1) Israel went down to Egypt, down to Egypt. / He fled famine for...
by Bro. Michael | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Our family nativity is missing a figurine. We have Joseph, Mary and the baby, Jesus. Where is the dragon? It should be just off to the side, mouth open, ready to devour. We should all put dragons in our nativity scenes to more accurately explain the dread conflict...
by Bro. Michael | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Pillars keep cracking. That’s a bad thing and a good thing. It’s a bad thing when pillars of the evangelical church deny the clarity of Scripture or deny the Gospel. It’s a good thing when we are reminded “All flesh is like grass, and all its...
by Bro. Michael | Oct 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
On the wall in our living room hangs a giclee of Eugene Burnand’s “Peter and John Running to the Tomb.” We treasure this picture for its simplicity and its complexity. I remember when I first saw this painting hanging over the mantle in my...
