by Jeremy | Oct 6, 2017 | Holy Day
Every year, I think I have more time. Pentecost ends, and the Feast of Trumpets seems an impossibly long way away. The days tick on, slowly at first, one after the other, not a single holy day in sight. Ahead of us is an endless expanse of average, everyday life. Then...
by Jeremy | Sep 29, 2017 | Holy Day
I had my first fast when I was six years old. I remember it because of how excited I was leading up to it. I wanted to do this. I was going to do a Special Thing that only grownups did. For a six-year-old, that’s like sneaking into some highbrow club where you...
by Jeremy | Sep 22, 2017 | Holy Day
The seventh trumpet. It’s the moment everything changes. It’s the reason “the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now” (Romans 8:22). It’s the reason “we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even...
by Jeremy | Sep 15, 2017 | Sabbath Thoughts
Last week’s Sabbath Thought was a little on the gloomy side. I think we ended on a positive note, but looking at three separate stories of squandered potential and tragic downfalls has a way of putting a damper on even the most important of lessons. Today,...
by Jeremy | Sep 8, 2017 | Sabbath Thoughts
The kingdom of Judah was in a bad way. Athaliah—wife of the late king Jehoram (who lived wickedly until he was struck down by God) and mother of the late king Ahaziah (also wicked; also struck down by God)—had taken control of the kingdom, slaughtering every heir to...
