The Lord of the Sabbath

I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” —‭‭ Matthew‬ ‭12:6-8‬ ‭(ESV‬) The Sabbath day is not…

Husband Hassles

Don’t let the title fool you, my wife does not hassle me. What hassles me are the heights of Scripture! Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with…

New Year's Resolution

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” — Edith Lovejoy Pierce Over the last few weeks, thousands—if not, millions—of people embarked on a journey…

Moses: the Passover allegory

Cover to Cover Reading: Exodus 12:1-14:31 Focus: Exodus 12:21-23 Let’s get straight to the point. Half the time when we read the Old Testament, it’s hard to understand how everything fits. The stories are nice, but sometimes they just seem like myths and legends of…