The Last Ones Standing Should Be a Christian
How do you face life when all the news around us seems to be of doom and destruction, of scandal and suppression, of war and recklessness? In the Word of God Christians are called to [...]
Two Different Shoes
I was in the Post Office the other day waiting to complete my transaction and caught a glimpse of this tall guy, he was really tall. Anyway, I sized him up (yeah, I could take [...]
Can’t Use That
The designer/artistic side of me loves to see the outcome of a project when you are limited to using found or recycled items. Things that are tossed out or thrown away are remade into something [...]
Why the Selfie May Distort How God Sees Us
It was a day that was self-defeating, the words entering my mind contradicted the belief I knew, but how could I stop it? I really was frustrated with God. Even after having an amazing journey [...]
Around the World in Eighty Days, or There About!
How long does it take to move from death to life? For some it may take a lifetime for others it may be instantaneous recognition that Jesus the Messiah had come to complete the [...]
Those Glaring White Teeth
Everyone wants to be included. There is no deeper feeling of insecurity or unwanted-ness than being left out. We define ourselves by our family, job, career position, friends, abilities, and property. Knowing that I was [...]
Face East Young Man
Location, location, location. When presented with the lecture on "East"-ward thinking including the direction of where the Temple faced, where people were brought into exile, and the direction to which God departed from the land, [...]
The Delusions of Grandeur and the Surety of Humility
Bethlehem the birthplace of Jesus is a village perched on a slope in between the desert and the tree-lined water table where one can view both birth and death at the same time in a [...]
The Heart, Soul & Spirit of Jerusalem
Toward the beginning of his lecture, Dr. Gabriel Barkay spoke about some new things that have tempted my own curiosity for a dive to go further into the Temple history— it all has to do [...]