While in Bethlehem a shopkeeper gave me a small antique juglet. The Certificate of Authenticity pointed out this antiquity came from the Late Bronze Age, around the time King David reigned.Such a simp...  Read More

I grew up on a farm in Northern Califonia, 18 miles north of Chico.  I attended a small Elementary School where there were nine kids in our class.  When it was time for recess, we would run out the cl...  Read More

I was born again and became a new creation in Christ on February 13, 1993 – just two months shy of my 23rd birthday.  I know for a fact that my mom helped pray me into the kingdom, and shortly after m...  Read More

When I read the Gospels, I am always struck by how often—and how easily—Jesus is interrupted. So many of Jesus’ miracles happen after what we’d probably consider a disruption to His schedule. In Matth...  Read More

A while ago I was reading in 1 Corinthians and there was a passage that talks about the Spirit of God. For some reason the way this translation worded it gave me a much different perspective than I’ve...  Read More

This is a beautiful passage that breaks up nicely into three distinct sections, giving us a message of good news and hope, an explanation of what that good news does for us, and finally some instructi...  Read More