The Sermon on the Mount, or Beatitudes, was taught on the mountain. Like Moses, Jesus went up the mountain. Moses went up Mount Sinai three times (Exodus 19:3; 24:18; 34:42). He ascended the mountain to meet with God. Jesus went up the mountain to teach the people the Beatitudes. He is […]
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“He is ancient,” is a common saying. What do you mean by ancient? Anciently is old, very old; it’s older than old. It belongs in the past, in the distant past. What did Jeremiah mean when he told the people to ask for the ancient paths? Babylon had invaded Israel […]
Another T-junction, another choice to make…. life is filled with T-junctions of choices. If you turn left, you choose life and if you turn right you choose death. Before Israel entered the Promised land, Moses challenged them to choose between good and evil, between life or death. He urged them […]
Can you lose hope when you have faith? Is it possible? Hope and Hopeless A hopeless situation doesn’t have a chance of survival. There is nothing more to do about it. It has no possibility of being resurrected, rectified or brought back into circulation. It is done. To […]
Worry and faith are not on the same side. When worry and faith get mixed up, it seems as if you are the rope in a tug-of-war. Worry pulls you in the opposite direction than faith wants you to go. How is that possible if you are a believer? Matthew […]