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...
by Jeremy | Jun 12, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
If there’s one thing we love doing, it’s promoting tolerance. I say “we,” but I guess what I mean is “the recurring sentiment pervading Western media and popular culture.” News stations and large corporations everywhere want you to...
by Jeremy | Apr 10, 2015 | Holy Day
Chris Hemsworth is a hypocrite. You might recognize the 31-year-old actor from his role as the superhero Thor in Marvel’s cinematic universe. Three times now, he’s taken up the mighty hammer Mjolnir and done battle with sinister ne’er-do-wells on the...
