The Sabbath

I am aware that even as I type this, the Sabbath is over. From sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. It is dark outside. The sun set around 5:30 pm our time. The rest is over. The rememberance that God made the earth and when he was done, He rested, is recalled and we…

Advent begins 2025

Advent is a time of looking forward, not in the past. Of course we remember that Christ came as a baby, a child, a man to live and die to demonstrate His power over life and death. He came to demonstrate that life in Jesus is about resurrection power. We are people of the resurrection!…

Do you agape Jesus?

What was Jesus getting at when he asked Peter, as recorded in John 21, if he loved him? Here’s the text: After breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these”? “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” What is hidden from the English text is that…