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A Change of Plans:  From Asia to Europe The apostle Paul made three recorded missionary journeys in his career as a called servant of the Almighty to take the Good News of Jesus Christ to other parts of the then-known world. In his initial journey, he took Barnabas with him as they were commissioned by…

This whole aspect of wisdom has been around for millennia.  Even prior to King Solomon with whom we attribute the wisest person ever; we know that wisdom literature has been around since Mesopotamia and Egypt ~2,500 BC.  History would tell us that King Shuruppak (Suruppak) of Mesopotamia issued proverbs that possibly influenced Biblical proverbs written…

Historically, the city, Jerusalem, is known by many names; and is one of the oldest cities in the world.  According to one source, the oldest part of the city was settled in the 4th millennium BC making it more than 6,000 years old.  The City of Peace (Salem or Jerusalem) does not appear to bear…

An Exposition on the Epistle of Hebrews The Epistle of Hebrews (“Hebrews”) is and has been confounded in terms of who wrote the letter and to whom it was written?  And more importantly, how does it apply to you and me today?  This letter was adopted into the Canon as the Word of God and…

Jesus, the Christ, is the Water of Life King David, in one of his many psalms, stated: “for with You is the fountain of life.”  (Ps 36:9) In my book, Reflection: Journey through the Psalms, I comment on Psalm 36: “Verses 8 and 9 have beautiful language regarding that wonderful living water that springs from…

Christmas Personified As we enter the winter season in the northern hemisphere, the deciduous trees have shed their leaves signifying a dormant time in its life . . . only to return the following spring to bear its leaves and fruit.  Unlike the cycling tree life, we also have trees that are evergreen signifying ever-living…

The biblical Titus is an enigma for many.  First, we do not know when or where he was born. History even is unsure of his death, which could be 96 or 107 AD per Wikipedia.   Like many Christians today, he was a convert to the faith.  History suggests he was a Greek and possibly a…

The Prophet Jeremiah Jeremiah (“YHWH will arise”) is considered to be one of the “major prophets” in the Canon along with Isaiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel.  The Hebrew Bible categorizes the books in a different manor, such that, they classify many books as “Latter Prophets.”  These Latter Prophets (15), encompass the major and minor prophets…