by Jeremy | Jul 24, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
In Turkey, when the family of a prospective groom meets with the family of a prospective bride, the bride-to-be often prepares traditional Turkish coffee for the guests—not so much as a courtesy, but as part of an evaluation. Coffee is a big deal in Turkey. Beginning...
by Jeremy | Jul 10, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
Emptiness is a poor long-term solution. Nature won’t stand for it. The air around you isn’t empty, for the record. It’s chock-full of molecules built with oxygen and hydrogen and nitrogen and all sorts of atomic structures invisible to the naked eye,...
by Jeremy | Jul 3, 2015 | Holy Day
The pool of Bethesda was a magnet for the sick and the infirm of Jerusalem. A great and pitiful multitude lay sprawled out across its five covered porches, each of them looking for a miracle. They were in the right place. Everyone knew Bethesda’s pool was the...
by Jeremy | Jun 26, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
…and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” (Ezekiel 9:4) Earlier this morning, the United...
by Jeremy | Jun 19, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
In 24 hours, you will be dead. No loopholes. No exceptions. No way around it. This time tomorrow, you will breathe your final breath and that will be that. What will you do differently, I wonder? There isn’t time to do everything you wanted to do or hoped...
