Why do musicians create Best Of compilations? Why do sports franchises have a Hall of Fame? Why does the New York Times have a Best Seller list? All of these highlight the best of their class. Best songs. Best athletes. Best books. If the Bible were to have a “Best Of” series of Hall of […]
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” John 1:19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, […]
Today is Ash Wednesday, traditionally a time when Mardi Gras festivities are over and minds of people turn to more serious thoughts. The season of Lent officially begins. For the next forty days (not including Sundays which are excluded from the observance for the Sabbath), we will look inward and see the many reasons we […]
