You and I have both seen pictures, maybe even movies, which tell the story of D-day and what happened on those beaches 81 years ago TODAY. I wonder if you’ve imagined yourself standing in one of those ‘landing craft’ with dozens of other soldiers, approaching the beach? Within minutes, that drawbridge would drop down in front […]
On this day, 81 years ago, millions of people were staring death in the face every day as Hitler’s war machine was conquering Europe and slaughtering Jews daily by the thousands in the death camps. In the headquarters of the Allied commanders, final decisions were being made for one of the most historic, monumental, military invasions of […]
When in your life have you felt most vulnerable? Have you ever had a close call with death? Come with me, back to the city of Susa, in Persia, in the year 474bc. Yesterday we saw that wicked Haman had convinced King Xerxes that the Jewish people, ALL of them, everywhere in the empire were enemies of the king and must be eradicated, eliminated, […]
In our time vocabulary is continually expanding for finding ways to express ideas, some of which are ancient ideas but need new words to explain them. So, we have words like terrorism or terrorist or pandemic or genocide or ethnic cleansing. Join me again back in Susa, one of the capital cities of the great Persian empire, […]
We live in a hero world, don’t we? Sports heroes, political heroes, business heroes, in fact with social media now almost anyone can be a hero, with millions of fans and followers! Sadly, we occasionally watch a popular hero turn villain and very bad things happen. Today as we return to Susa and the story of […]
Have you ever ‘overheard’ a conversation which frightened or concerned you? How did you decide what you should do with the secret information you had discovered? Come with me again back to the city of Susa, the capital of the Persian kingdom, about 2400 years ago. We’re in a fascinating story about Mordecai and Esther, […]
Have you ever found yourself pacing back and forth in deep contemplation, trying to make sense of a situation, trying to evaluate your options and discern what your next best action steps should be? Yesterday I left you watching a man do exactly that. His name is Mordecai and he’s pacing back and forth outside the palace harem […]
I have an important question for us to begin today: ‘When you and I are doing the best we can to ‘walk with Jesus’… faithful to the truths of God’s Word; prayerfully and worshipfully facing life’s challenges; …do we expect God will in return protect us, provide for our needs, and bless us with […]
How many times have you applied for a job? Probably several in your lifetime. Some were simple 1-page applications and a brief interview, maybe even over the phone. Others were many pages, background checks, reference checks and multiple interviews with various levels of management. But have you ever been hired simply on the basis of your […]
What’s the most remarkable party you’ve ever attended? Come with me to one in the Bible which will, I’m sure, overshadow anything you’ve ever seen. Yesterday I left you in Jerusalem about 515bc during the great Passover festival. This Passover was unique in that it was the first Passover to be celebrated at the newly constructed second Temple, […]
