The Serpent in the Wilderness

          “And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the...

Reflections on hesed in Ruth

There is, in the Old Testament, a Hebrew word which has a nearly indefinable beauty to it.  That word is hesed. Sometimes English translations render it as “kindness.”  Other times it is “loyalty.”  Sometimes using “love” seems like the appropriate translation and at...

Promised through the Scriptures

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son…” Romans 1:1-3a ESV “The gospel of God” Paul says,...

Advent

Did you know that it is NOT Christmas… at least not yet?  You wouldn’t know it from all the décor and Christmas music (or should that be muzak?) that is being piped through shopping malls and broadcast all over the airwaves.  But it isn’t the Christmas season until...

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