The Day of Atonement

The Day of Atonement

It’s funny how our memory never lets go of impressionable moments, especially when it comes to matters of faith. For example, when I think about the Jewish Day of Atonement, it brings to mind a Major League baseball pitcher named Sandy Koufax who was scheduled...
God as Eternal Creator

God as Eternal Creator

The Tanakh begins with the words, “In the beginning,” introducing God as the Creator of all things. Moses, the author of the Torah, does not attempt to explain God’s origin, nor does he speculate on how He came into being. Rather, the text presupposes God’s eternal...
The Tanakh

The Tanakh

I recently was a guest on a podcast (knownthepodcast.com) hosted by three women from our church (one is my daughter-in-law). They asked me to talk about the importance for believers to study the Old Testament. It took no arm-twisting to do so, since it is one of my...
Worthy Is the Lamb – Part 3

Worthy Is the Lamb – Part 3

“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a...
Worthy Is the Lamb – Part 3

Worthy Is the Lamb – Part 2

In the previous blog, we were introduced to the vision of the throne of God, which John sees immediately after the Son of Man sends his seven letters to the churches. Revelation Chapter 4 is clearly a vision of the Father, the God of Creation, embodied in the four...