These summer days remind me of when I played Little League baseball. We had two leagues, minor and major, in our league. I remember getting a call to play on a major league team. They gave me a uniform (Farm’s Exchange was my team) consisting of the jersey, pants, stir-up socks, the whole deal. I had… Continue Reading A Better Sanctuary
On Sunday we looked at the New Covenant which is better than the Old Covenant. I did not mention the parable of Jesus from Luke 5:36-39 dealing with the old wineskins and the new wineskins. Why? The message of Jesus is clear: you cannot mix the two wineskins and keep the wine safe. The principle is… Continue Reading Out with the old
If any of us had to stand before a judge in court, we would want someone to stand with us — to advise us, to speak for us. Someone who knew the system and how to best represent us. This morning, we saw that men were called out to be high priests, to stand before… Continue Reading Our best – only – advocate
Fathers make us who we are. Whether they are absent or present, kind or mean, encouraging or demanding, fathers make us who we are. Their impact looms large in all the major areas of our life. Many will say that their father was the most important person in their life. It is his example they… Continue Reading Look to the Son
I once stood as the supreme ruler of all I saw. Nothing was denied me. My word was law and my desires were reality — until I encountered the God of Heaven. While I was master of all that I saw, I was warned in a dream, and its interpretation, that my pride would be… Continue Reading Open letter from Nebuchadnezzar
Has something ever happened to you and you think, “What a coincidence?” This week as I was reading with our group through Esther 6 it struck me that many would read this passage and say “What a coincidence.” Yet those who trust God to be all He says He is see the very hand of… Continue Reading The hand of God is no coincidence
