Thanks, Mom (Advent 15, 2023)

“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly…But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6,8) Jesus couldn’t have died in His 30’s if He’d never been born. If there had ever been a […]

December 17, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Sin and Hostility (Advent 14, 2023)

There is no getting a lasting peace when one group seeks the obliteration of another group.  Because conquering is not enough anymore when two groups sincerely see land as rightfully theirs.  The Jews because God gave it to them (reasonable enough for those who believe in God).  The Muslims because the Ottomans claimed it. “One […]

December 16, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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The Problem with a Little Bit Left Behind (Advent 13, 2023)

Throughout history, failing to finish as God commands, leads to a little left behind (as leaven) to undermine the future.  From a distant observer’s standpoint, the Temple Mount is dominated by the Dome of the Rock shrine.  Were some alien’s ship to land, overlooking the city, it would lead one to conclude it’s Muslim and […]

December 15, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Jerusalem Existed (Advent 12, 2023)

I’m sure I’m not the only Christian bothered by the skyline of Jewish Jerusalem and seeing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and bright gold Dome of the Rock shrine dominating the land where the Temple of Solomon once stood. According to Reuters, “The Al-Aqsa lies at the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City on a hill known to […]

December 14, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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TikTok Theology (Advent 11, 2023)

I’m starting to get really annoyed at the appropriation by TikTok theologians of the Jewish Jesus who fulfilled Scripture.  If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a dozen times or more the claim that Jesus was simply Palestinian (with no mention that He was a Jew or the Son of God). The word Palestine, […]

December 13, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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My Dad Always Said (Advent 10, 2023)

A usual baby born in a natural way to any man in David’s family line like Joseph and any usual woman in Bethlehem.  Nothing supernatural.  He’d grow up to be powerful because he had good genes, the right education taught by premier academics, the right path opened for him by his parents’ and political connections, […]

December 12, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Jesus’ Birth was More Political (Advent 9, 2023)

Jesus’ birth was more political than His death.  The whole world was more than content to crucify Jesus after He’d been around for a while.  Sure the angels proclaimed His birth to the Jews, but that was long ago, and it didn’t turn out like they’d thought it should.  In the end, it didn’t matter […]

December 11, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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You Got a Problem with That (Advent 8, 2023)

. Jesus’ mom was Jewish.  His Dad is God.  To all the so-called church leaders out there diminishing His birth by removing all celebrations because of the war between Hamas and Israel, is that what Jesus would do? Wow, there’s strife in the world among men.  I guess we should put communicating peace with God […]

December 10, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Not That Complicated (Advent 7, 2023)

There’s a difference between not complicating the very simple message of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and what’s going on in the city of His birth this Christmas.  Church leaders have made the decision considering the war in a totally separate area of the West Bank (Gaza) to eliminate all “unnecessarily […]

December 9, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Beware (Advent 6, 2023)

Any political or religious movement that relishes, welcomes, or pursues death of any part of humanity (young, old, religious, ethnic, etc.) has no part in the Christian worldview.  Beware of any political or religious ideology that seeks the death of Jesus’ heritage or the faith movement He began. . Seriously, is this that hard a […]

December 8, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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