The coronavirus changed things. It doesn't matter how you feel about it or whether you disagree with how it's being handled. It changed things, and...
What We Took for Granted
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Sabbath Thoughts
These posts are the heart and soul of the blog—food for though on God’s Sabbath day.
We’re Not All #SafeAtHome
This is something my wife got me thinking about a couple days ago. One of the more popular hashtags on social media right now is #SafeAtHome. People...
When the Lines Blur
My least favorite side-effect from this global quarantine has been the way it makes the holy days feel. We're all home more often. We all have fewer...
The Body and the Blood
"For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep." What a weighty, uncomfortable verse. Members of the church in Corinth were...
When Authenticity Isn’t Enough
"Authentic" is the word to be these days. To call something authentic—a business, a product, a person—is an incredible compliment, and most of us...
Be Holy, for I Am Holy
Nadab and Abihu were dead. In a single moment, the two brothers had been devoured by fire from heaven. God had killed them. But why? Nadab and Abihu...
The Difference a Year Can Make
2018 was a rough year for the Feast of Tabernacles. Our daughter, Primrose, was only 4 weeks old and we drove 8 hours (a 5 hour trip in theory—ha!)...
The Overclocked Christian
The Raspberry Pi is a $35 credit-card sized computer that programming hobbyists have used in some pretty spectacular projects. A quick search will...
YHWH Nissi: The LORD Our Banner
I'm a lot of things. I'm a husband. A father. A writer. An employee. A son. A brother. A friend. A blogger. A boardgamer. A tinkerer. These are some...
The Power of 1%
Most of us look at change as the giant leap from where we are now to where we want to be—a transformation we make at full tilt, hurling ourselves...
How the Greek Present Tense Offers Hope for Your Salvation
I'm not a Greek scholar. I should probably start with that before I get too far into writing a blog about ancient Greek verb constructs. I don't...
YHWH: The God Who Is
Standing before the burning bush, commissioned by God to bring the children of Israel out of their oppressive servitude in the land of Egypt, Moses...
When You Don’t Realize How Thirsty You Are
I bet you could have heard a pin drop.
A whole week of celebrating the living water poured out from the pool of Siloam, and Jesus stands up to say, “You’re missing the point.”
Waiting for the Final Trumpet
Guys, being a Christian is hard. I mean, maybe that's just me. But I don't think so. I think we're all on the same page here. It is hard to...
What Are You Adding to the Temple?
The efforts to rebuild the temple hit quite a few roadblocks. Some of those roadblocks were external—sabotage from neighboring troublemakers,...
Jesus Wept
But why? It's the shortest verse in the Bible, and it's often quoted as a reminder that the Son of God wasn't some emotionless stoic devoid of...
“Cannot”
Paul wrote about "God, who cannot lie" (Titus 1:2). Cannot. In English, "cannot" often implies some kind of outward restraint. "I'd like to, but I...
El Roi: The God Who Sees
There are few things more discouraging than discovering you're invisible—that your opinions don't matter, that no one cares how you feel, that...