Old Paths in a New Age

Old Paths in a New Age

“Preach the Word.” I’ve often heard this phrase from professors training us who were heading into pastoral ministry, or from individuals now who encourage me prior to me teaching our teens.  What I think they really mean are things like “don’t mix...
Empty

Empty

Empty. The word is small, but it encapsulates so much. We can be empty physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We can be empty because we’ve poured out all that we contained or because there is nothing that will fill us up at the moment. My wife and I recently took...
Hope in a Suffering Servant

Hope in a Suffering Servant

“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his...
Misunderstood Messiah

Misunderstood Messiah

“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel” (John 12:13). These statements of worship were exclaimed by the crowd as Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem. Palm tree branches were waved high in the air in a posture of praise, and...