by Jeremy | Mar 11, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
“He’s living on borrowed time.” He cheated fate, in other words. He used up the days allotted to him, came up against the moment that should have ended his life, and kept on living. From here on out, it’s borrowed time—minutes, days, maybe even...
by Jeremy | Feb 26, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
I’m fascinated by the Bible characters we know next to nothing about. Euodia and Syntyche were two hard-working Christians who had trouble getting along (Philippians 4:2-3). Hymenaeus and Philetus were heretics whose message spread like cancer (2 Timothy...
by Jeremy | Feb 19, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
“For you see your calling, brethren…” Wait. Stop. Don’t just read past it. You’ve seen this verse a thousand times—this time, read it again for the first time. “For you see your calling.” Your calling. It doesn’t belong to...
by Jeremy | Feb 12, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
In Exodus 23:12, the Hebrew word for “refreshed” comes from the verb naphash (H5314). It’s a primitive root that means to breathe, to be breathed upon, or, figuratively, to be refreshed (as if by a current of air). Six days you shall do your work,...
by Jeremy | Feb 5, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
It would be so easy to fit in. A little compromise; that’s all it would take. Skip church one time to go to that football game with your friends. Use language that’s a little more vulgar so others don’t laugh at your prudish vocabulary. Tell a little...
