We are in the middle of the Jewish Holy Week, with thousands of Jews around the world celebrating their Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). As Christians, these two fall festivals bear great relevance to us as well, particularly the latter event as it anticipates the 2nd Coming of Jesus … [Read more…]
We’ve all had “bad hair days” – and we all know this cliché has nothing do with hair – unless we’re talking about those annoying little contributions deposited by our pet cats throughout the house. You know what a typical bad hair day looks like: the dishwasher flooding all over the kitchen; one of the … [Read more…]
Some within the Christian community like to quip, “I don’t know what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future.” Now if I may, I’d like to slightly modify this statement to better conform it with Scripture: “I do know some of what the future holds, for I know the One Who foretold … [Read more…]
Now I don’t mean to sound melodramatic here, but a few words from our former President Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech certainly seems applicable in our day: “We are engaged in a great civil war.” Not since our country’s Civil War have we been so divided as a nation: red states – blue … [Read more…]
In the delightfully entertaining Walt Disney and Caravan Pictures film, “Angels in the Outfield,” Coach Knox (played by Danny Glover) spoke these memorable words at his team’s press conference following their inexplicable rise from worst to first, “You can call it angels; you can call it faith. You can call it whatever you like.” Folks, … [Read more…]
