The Last!
Revelation 1:10-12 I was in the Spirit [rapt in His power] on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a great voice like the calling of a war trumpet,11 Saying, I am […]
Entries by Robert Shaw
No King But Caesar?
In the Book of Exodus 7:10-12 Moses records the following: So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his rod before […]
Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Dhuit!
Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.2 The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face […]
Two Faces of Time
Today marks the beginning of the end – that is for 2024. Around the world, new beginnings from a new year symbolize a fresh start encouraging people to set goals […]
The Black Spot
In the book written by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, pirates are presented with a “black spot” to officially pronounce a guilty verdict. The black spot consisted of a circular […]
Not a Creature Was Stirring, Not Even a Mouse?
1 Timothy 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. NIV There was a time […]
O Holy Night!
On Christmas Eve 1906, Reginald Fessenden–a 33-year-old university professor and former chief chemist for Thomas Edison–did something long thought impossible. Using a new type of generator, Fessenden spoke into a […]
Threshing Floors, Separation, and Christmas
Genesis 50:5, 10, 13 My father made me swear, saying, I am about to die; in my tomb which I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there […]
Choices and Family Trees
Ruth 3:7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then [Ruth] came softly […]
The Glass is…?
Ruth 1:19-21 So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred about them, and said, Is this Naomi? […]
My God, the Stomach?
Php. 3:18-20 For there are many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, who walk (live) as enemies of the cross of Christ […]
Freedom From Religion
The Prophet Ezekiel provides a stern warning for all who claim to be spiritual shepherds of God’s people prophesying: And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 Son […]
Thy Kingdom Come (and Keep Coming)!
Luke 2:1-2 In those days it occurred that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole Roman empire should be registered. 2 This was the first enrollment, and it was […]
Thanksgiving PAC
Before the presidential election Elon Musk made the news announcing America Pak. Through it Elon Musk promised a million dollar sweepstakes to anyone who was willing to sign a petition […]
The Birthing
John 16:21 When a woman is in travail she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy […]
Thanksgiving and Rainy Day Bells
Isaiah 55:8-9 states For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are […]
Double Down!
When I woke up this morning I was dreading hearing the news regarding our country’s election results. (I did not stay up late to watch the election returns for each […]
Trust Fall
When I was a youth minister I used many exercises to develop team spirit and leadership. Inevitably we would use the trust fall. A trust fall is a team building […]
Tailgating
For many fans of organized sports the term “tailgating” evokes images of stadium, or arena parking lots. Truck tailgates, or car trunks are dropped or popped open for the purpose […]
Seven Second Memory
On March 27, 1985 Clive Wearing, an acknowledged expert in early music at the height of his career with BBC Radio, contracted herpesviral encephalitis, a herpes simplex virus that attacked his central nervous system. Wearing developed […]
Third Heaven Perspectives
IN 2022 CBN shared an article about the transdimensionality of our universe. It states: Dr. Hugh Ross is an astrophysicist that uses science and scripture to show that God is […]
Space Cowboys
There’s an old leadership quote: “You cannot lead people where you have never been.” But it’s usually accompanied by another famous quote by Aristotle: “He who cannot be a good […]
Judging Angels?!
In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis introduces four children from England: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie – who travel through a mystical wardrobe […]
Is Ignorance Innocence?
Robert Browning once wrote “Ignorance is not innocence but sin.“ In the book of Nehemiah an incident is recorded regarding the ignorance of the children of Israel and the Feast […]
The Living Water
In the book by Alfred Edersheim, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, the author records the following details regarding the feast of Sukkot as it was celebrated during […]
Let There Be Light!
A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays records: The Feast of Tabernacles is by far the most festive and joyous occasions. History records that four huge candelabra were constructed, lighted, […]
In The Twinkling of An Eye
A weird event is mentioned in the book of Matthew. It is known as the Transfiguration of Jesus. What most do not see is that there is a reference to […]
Last Days Harvest
Lev. 23:40 commands: You shall rejoice before the Lord your God. One of the names for Sukkot is Z’man Simchateinu (The Season of Our Joy). In fact, the word JOY appears several times in connection with Sukkot. […]
Early Voting Has Begun!
Barna Research has found that over 32 million churchgoing Christians plan to sit out the 2024 election. But here’s the kicker: the study estimated that 5 million additional Christians would likely vote if they simply received […]
Significance of Sukkot (Tabernacles)
Deuteronomy 16:16 states: Three times a year shall all your males appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread,(Passover) at […]
