In this post, I wrote about Jesus needing to correct people’s misconceptions about the Kingdom of God. I said that he did so by comparing the Kingdom to both a mustard seed and leaven. I want to add to this. Jesus was doing this same thing...
One the problems that Jesus faced during his ministry on earth was people’s misconception of the Kingdom of God. They had certain expectations as to what the Kingdom of God would be like, but they were wrong. This is why Jesus spent much of...
Every family has a junk drawer. The junk drawer is home to the scissors, Scotch tape, postage stamps, dried up pens, dull pencils, rubber bands, fingernail clippers, paperclips, Post-its, the eyeglass repair kit, and of course, the phone charger. I...
During the season of Lent, we should be praying more. Many people are intimidated by prayer because they have never been taught how to pray. Most people know that praying means talking to God, but strangely enough, it is very seldom that people are...
Last week I made a quick trip to the US. One of my favorite things about visiting the US is the food. This trip was to Texas, which meant Texas BBQ. This was going to be magical—a true Easter miracle. This particular Texas BBQ restaurant, to my...
What is Lent? Lent (coming from the Anglo Saxon word meaning “spring”) is the forty-day period (not counting Sundays) leading up to Easter Sunday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus (and the great hope of eternal life for all who...
It’s customary in Haiti for people to get married at the end of the calendar year. This being the case, we usually have our share of weddings to attend right around Christmas time. Sure enough, last week one of our best friends here in Haiti...
The name “Christmas” has its origins in the Roman Catholic tradition of having a special mass to commemorate the birth of the Christ. This mass was know as the “Christ Mass” and over time became broadly applied to the...
Things were a political mess when Jesus was born. The Romans, who controlled Palestine at the time of Jesus birth, were constantly pushing back against the subtle current of Jewish subversion and insubordination to Roman rule. There was nothing that...
Christmas is anything but restful. In fact, Christmas is the busiest time of year for many of us. There is shopping to do, family to visit, cookies to bake, turkeys to roast, gifts to wrap, church services to attend, trees to put up, lights to hang...