Day 45 of Making the Omer Count – 5 Days to Pentecost “In 1983, 150 world-class runners converged on Sydney for the grueling 543.7 mile endurance race from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia – the world’s longest and toughest ultra-marathon. On the day of the race, a toothless 61 year old potato farmer and sheepherder named […]
If you could meet any one from history – who would your top candidate be? The top contenders in 2026? Pope Leo XIV, Abraham Lincoln, or George Washington. In my limited research I was surprised to see these three outpaced Jesus. I must confess that I have an ulterior motive in asking this question. Most […]
Count the Omer – Countdown to Pentecost: Day 41 Matthew 1:20 “But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy […]
Making the Omer Count – Countdown to Pentecost 1 Corinthians 14:1 “Eagerly pursue and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments (gifts), especially that you may prophesy (interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching).” The Greek word for […]
Today Marks Day 34 of Counting the Omer – 16 Days from Pentecost. It was during that fifty day period between Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension that the disciples were commanded to stay in Jerusalem and seek the promise of the baptism of the Spirit. Luke 24:49 states: “Behold, I send the Promise of My […]
Omer Count – Day 30 to Pentecost, or Shavuot Pentecost (or the Hebrew word Shavuot) for Christians marks the day the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the newly birthed New Covenant Church, Jesus’ Bride. Yet it was far more than that. It marked an epoch. What’s an epoch? An epoch is a significant, distinctive […]
Today is Day 27 of counting the omer – countdown to Pentecost or Shavuot. Exodus 25:30 And you shall set the showbread (the bread of the Presence) on the table before Me always. When the people of Israel cried out for bread He provided manna in their wilderness. When the people began collecting the manna […]
