old testament

56. Hiking in Hebrews: Empathy and Purity

I haven’t wept like that in a long time…

Being under pandemic lockdown hasn’t helped. It’s like we’re walking a treadmill, unsure about the future…

Would WE willingly live destitute, dressed in rags and animal skins, wandering in caves and holes in the ground?

She risked her life for two strangers, and her ‘welcoming’ was a full embrace of the one true God…

These are not only one-time -only decisions, but ongoing choices to keep swimming in the opposite direction…

Be not like the Gentiles, who panic, hoard, and fear-monger..

I’ve often felt like an alien and stranger on earth, and even pitied myself for not belonging anywhere…

What demonstrates your faith, or makes you different from your good-hearted, non-Christian neighbor?

It’s not popular to talk about sin these days, unless we’re pointing out the folly of others and giving it different names…

Nowhere are we told to build magnificent church buildings or cathedrals…