For seventy years after Nebuchadnezzar's raids, the city of Jerusalem lay desolate. Its walls were toppled and burned, and the once awesome temple...
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Sabbath Thoughts
These posts are the heart and soul of the blog—food for though on God’s Sabbath day.
What Kind of Firstfruit Will You Be?
Tomorrow, God's people will once again gather together to celebrate the annual Feast of Pentecost. For the ancient Israelites, this was a day to...
Grafting In
"So you've decided to grow an apple tree. Congratulations! We're certain that you'll find this expedition into the realm of horticulture both...
“Are You for Us?”
Imagine, for a moment, being alone with your thoughts…and then looking up to find a man standing in front of you, holding a sword. It's not like he...
Tithing Your Time
Tithing doesn't make any sense—at least, not on paper. The very idea of giving up ten percent of your yearly income (especially after the government...
The Road Home
We make a lot of stupid decisions for a lot of different reasons. Some we make out of haste. Others are born of jealousy and greed. Sometimes we're...
Free*
There are few things in this life that raise my suspicions as high as something marked "Free." It's a word you'll find all over the place. Phone...
Longing for Leeks
What are your thoughts on bread? I'm curious, because we've spent most of this week avoiding leaven—and before that, we invested a great deal of...
Smoking Flax and Bruised Reeds
Passover. By the time this post goes live, we'll be just two nights away. Two nights away from the start of it all—from the lynchpin on which hangs...
Lessons from Cleaning a Trumpet
Happy Sabbath, everyone! Today's post is Sabbath Thought's very first guest blog, brought to us by a friend of mine, Devon McCaulley. I hope you'll...
The End Is Near…ish?
The world is going nuts right now. Just pick a spot on the map; chances are good that something legitimately frightening is going on there at this...
Before the Throne
Searching Google from my smartphone was like having a superpower. It didn't matter what the question was; I could find my answer in a matter of...
Now You See It
How's your perception? More to the point, how much gets past you? The human mind is capable of processing a tremendous amount of sensory...
When I Grow Up
When I was younger, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. Batman. I was going to be Batman. I already had the costume, courtesy of my...
Broken Bones
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...
What’s Your Treasure?
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,...
Whiter Than Snow
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...
Bold as Lions
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...