Good News about the Bad News You HearIt seems the news isn’t news unless it’s bad news. You know, apart from a context of truth, the daily Read More Good News about the Bad News You Hear
Geographic Ironies of Jesus and Herod the GreatThe Bible loves poetic irony. Think of Joseph’s brothers, hat in hand before the brother they betrayed. Or Haman—hanged on Read More Geographic Ironies of Jesus and Herod the Great
How the Downer Book of Lamentations Offers Us Hope TodayThe book of Lamentations isn’t one we often read. Let’s be honest. It seems like a real downer. Jeremiah’s “lamentations” Read More How the Downer Book of Lamentations Offers Us Hope Today
How the 4 Quarters of Jerusalem Will Be UnitedWhenever I visit the ancient Cardo street in Jerusalem, I like to look at the replica of the Medeba Map Read More How the 4 Quarters of Jerusalem Will Be United
A Lesson on Holiness from the Western Wall TunnelMost of Jerusalem’s Western Wall lies underground today, accessible only through the Western Wall Tunnel in which we walked. A Read More A Lesson on Holiness from the Western Wall Tunnel
How to Live for God When Your Parents Didn’tDo you know someone who wasn’t raised in a godly home? Or someone raised in home where godliness cloaked hypocrisy? Read More How to Live for God When Your Parents Didn’t
When You Become God’s Surprise WitnessSometimes God surprises us with opportunities we never sought, never expected, and never even imagined. Often these moments come in Read More When You Become God’s Surprise Witness
10 Reasons To Tour Israel Sooner Rather than LaterI have never recovered from my travels to the Holy Land. As many times as I’ve been to Israel, every Read More 10 Reasons To Tour Israel Sooner Rather than Later
The Source of Our Peace—Reflections from Yom YerushalayimThe holiday, Yom Yerushalayim, “Jerusalem Day” always reminds me of the T-shirt my grandmother bought me when she went to Read More The Source of Our Peace—Reflections from Yom Yerushalayim
Ascension Day Gives Us a Reason to Look UpHonestly, if Ascension Day didn’t appear on our calendars 40 days after Easter, we’d likely never think about it. Sure, Read More Ascension Day Gives Us a Reason to Look Up
3 Lessons I Learned the Day I Dipped SnuffRiding in the in cab of my father’s truck one day, I noticed a round can on his dashboard. Having Read More 3 Lessons I Learned the Day I Dipped Snuff
What to Do When God’s Will is the Other WayFollowing God’s will is a wonderful thing. That is, when God leads us the same direction we’re already going. The Read More What to Do When God’s Will is the Other Way