The Bible tells of another miraculous birth that happened at Christmastime. This one doesn’t get as much attention, but also was profoundly predicted centuries earlier. Read all about it in Luke 1. ◊ It’s interesting that we don’t really celebrate the… Read More ›
John the Baptist
A Great Christmas Story Rarely Told
Everyone knows the popular Christmas story passage found in the first part of Luke Chapter 2 about the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. Many people miss the Christmas story found in Chapter 1. ◊ During these weeks… Read More ›
Good Teachers Don’t Do This
Why does there remain today this patronizing view that Jesus was a good moral teacher? Good teachers don’t come close to doing this. ◊ The Gospel of John reads like a good book. I suspect some people today are not reading it. It… Read More ›
We Are Who We Follow
We make choices reflecting our values in whom and what purpose we’re following. Be wary of leaders and even noble causes that draw attention to something apart from the One who is the Christ. ♦ John the Baptist gave advance… Read More ›
Hearts, Fathers and Children
That God would usher in the advent of Christ and the final dénouement of the Jewish era with a word about the relationship of fathers and children is a profound testimony to its importance. ♦ Malachi is a Biblical minor prophet… Read More ›