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...
by Jeremy | Jan 29, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
It was the summer of some year, and I was a certain age (let’s say seven or eight, because I honestly don’t remember and it’s not super important). My sister, mom, and I were out in Ohio, visiting relatives like we did every year, and I had just...
