There's a good reason Herod isn't found in our Nativity sets! Yet, he is part of the birth narrative of Jesus Christ. Jesus wasn't born in a perfect world and…
Hanukkah recalls a great victory from Israel's past from a tyrannical ruler. Amazingly, God predicted this ruler would come and torment Israel in Daniel 8 and 11. Yet when Jesus…
The book of Nahum is a small, not well known book in the prophets that deals with judgment against the Assyrians. God graciously sent Jonah to preach repentance to the…
The historical feast of Tabernacles focuses on Israel's end of harvest season celebration and reflection on God's provision during the 40 years in the wilderness. Prophetically, Tabernacles points forward to…
This year we are following the biblical Feasts of Israel as they occur on the calendar. The spring Feasts foreshadowed Jesus' first coming and we will see that the Fall…
As Peter responds to God's leading to go to Caesarea and meet Cornelius, he then understands that god wants him to share Christ with Cornelius and his family. To Peter…
The scene shifts from Paul back to Peter who ventures beyond Jerusalem for a change and is led to Lydda and Joppa. He heals people at these places and the…
As Paul begins his life as a believer, the same zeal he had against Christians now becomes for Christ. Paul still has 'baggage' and is not readily accepted. However, once…