by Jeremy | Feb 28, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
David once implored God, “Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice” (Psalm 51:8). The idea of God breaking our bones is hard for me to understand sometimes. He punishes us for sins, yes; He allows us to experience trials,...
by Jeremy | Feb 22, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
I look back fondly on my time as a pirate. It was a long time ago when I took up the life of a fearsome buccaneer. I was seven years old, I think, and my time of employment in the profession only lasted a couple of hours, but I still remember it with warm memories. I...
by Jeremy | Feb 14, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
I wonder how long David hated himself for what he did to Uriah. I wonder how long it took for him to be able to look at Bathsheba without thinking immediately of the man whose death he ordered and the child God took from him in response. We don’t know. The Bible...
by Jeremy | Feb 7, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1) The trumpets sounded. The harps and flutes and voices quickly joined in as the royal musicians of the world’s most powerful nation struck up a symphony to send a single...
by Jeremy | Jan 31, 2014 | Sabbath Thoughts
There’s a melancholy feeling I get whenever I look at an abandoned house. To some people, it’s just an eyesore. I see the former home of a million forgotten stories. How many little eyes peeped with wonder through window panes now lying shattered on the...
