by Jeremy | Jul 22, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
Your world is a lie. In the year 2199, the human race lost its bitter, drawn-out war against the machines, but not before delivering one grievous parting shot. They scorched the skies and blotted out the sun, the machines’ primary power source. Enraged, the...
by Jeremy | Jul 8, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5) Not this morning, though. And for the families of the five officers who were shot and killed last night, not for many, many mornings to come. It’s coming apart at the seams,...
by Jeremy | Jul 1, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
I know a couple who owns a piece of furniture from the Civil War. The Civil War. It was a huge milestone in the Lallier household when our Walmart-brand cabinet survived an entire year of use without disintegrating into a heap of pressboard and plastic hardware. I...
by Jeremy | Jun 17, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
The rubble was silent now. Earlier in the day it had been a temple, the scene of a raucous party where the lords of a wicked nation had gathered to gloat over the defeat of their enemy and offer a sacrifice to their god. Now those same lords were dead, crushed in an...
by Jeremy | Jun 10, 2016 | Holy Day
From a calendar perspective, Pentecost is an odd duck. It stands a good distance away from the hustle and bustle of the initial spring Holy day season. Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread are preceded by a flurry of intensive cleaning and meaningful...
