Cain and Abel
“Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the…
The James Webb Telescope – Awestruck by the Glory of God
NASA recently released its first images from the James Webb Telescope. They are astonishing, not only for their aesthetic beauty, but also in what they reveal to us about our universe. Along with providing early snapshots of the universe coming into being, the images remind us just how immense it actually is, and the greatness…
The Sign of Jonah
“A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away. (Matthew 16:4).. We have looked at the book of Jonah in two other articles, so I’ll just give a brief review, then add the book’s interesting postscript. Let’s…
The Wisdom of Solomon
“The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon….” (Matthew 12:42). Let’s look at the wisdom of Solomon. The Story (1 Kings 2-3) King David is about to die. He has assigned…
Celebrating our Freedom this Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is a time to pause and celebrate the freedom we enjoy every day as a nation. It looks back to July 4th, 1776, the day the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. This was not a proclamation of secured victory, but a declaration made when the Revolutionary War was…
The Men of Nineveh
“The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,…” (Matthew 12:41). Let’s look at the men of Nineveh. The reluctant prophet Jonah finally came to Nineveh after his encounter with God in the belly of the fish (see Jonah chapters…
Jonah in the Fish
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:40). What’s the story of Jonah in the fish? Jonah was having a really bad day. God spoke to him…
The Shewbread
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when…
The Lesson of Sodom and Gomorrah
Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen…
The Laws about Leprosy
“A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’ Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, ‘See that you don’t tell anyone.…
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