December 8 to December 16, according to Jewish reckoning, marks to eight day timeframe of Hanukkah for the year 2012, which is also called the Feast of Dedication. It is a festival of lights for each day a candle is lit upon a menorah the cleansing of the temple after it had been defiled by Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” … Continue reading Hanukkah and Divine Faithfulness
A Final Lamentation
There was once a great city built to be a light to the world, the salt of the earth, blessed to be a blessing to others, the center of all life. Yet, something went terribly wrong. The people of the great city forsook the source of their greatness. They became wretched and something the world … Continue reading A Final Lamentation
If that why this?
How do you change a person’s mind about something? Introduce that person to an idea challenges any preconceived notions. If someone thinks all apples are red, show a different colored apple, like the “Golden Delicious” or “Granny Smith” variety. Such a paradoxical crisis can bring a person to reassess an idea, such as “all apples … Continue reading If that why this?
What Is Will Not Always Be
What is now will not always be. I can remember that it was not too long ago where one could simply go find multilevel bookstores and get lost in browsing through the titles. In many instances there would also be a large section for music. But times have changed. People are taking advantage of new … Continue reading What Is Will Not Always Be
The Anointing
"For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial" (Matt. 26:12 NASB).During the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, Mary broke open an alabaster jar of costly perfume, and anointed the head of her Lord (Matt. 26:6-7; John 12:1-3). A common practice of the day was to … Continue reading The Anointing