Stephen’s scathing indictment, “You always resist the Holy Spirit!” (Acts 7:52), echoes through the ages, a timeless condemnation of those who deliberately oppose God’s influence. His words weren’t merely directed at the Sanhedrin; they were a broader condemnation of humanity’s persistent rebellion against the Spirit of God. Jesus, the ultimate manifestation of God’s love and…
Eleventh Hour
History echoes with the solemn significance of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It was on this fateful day in 1918 that the Armistice was signed, bringing an end to the Great War, a conflict that ravaged nations and claimed the lives of millions. The biblical reference to the eleventh…
Wrathful God versus Loving God
When I read the Hebrew Scriptures I read about a God who at times is vengeful and willing to punish. Since Jesus showed up, one never reads about a vengeful God in the New Testament until we get to Revelations. We may wonder why bad things happen to good people, but we never think of…
The Days Of Poets — The Lighthouse Which Cannot Be Hidden
“I’ve been privileged to know and befriend some of the world’s most extraordinary poets. Dannye, Anne, and Roger have been crafting beauty from chaos for years. As Maria Popova wisely observed, ‘The chaos of particles that liquefies solids and vaporizes liquids is just the creative force by which the new order of a more stable…
Yeast
Luke 13:20-21 presents a striking image: the Kingdom of God is likened to yeast. At first glance, this comparison might seem odd. How can something as small and insignificant as yeast be compared to the vast and eternal Kingdom of God? Yet, upon closer inspection, the analogy becomes more clear. A single grain of yeast,…