King Solomon was said to be the wisest of all people in the world. The Scripture claims his wisdom was greater than anything else he had ever done. What is wisdom? Who has wisdom? We live in a world that is expanding on one hand while it is also shrinking on the other. People all…
Category: Meditations
Becoming a New Israel
Sunday, we celebrate Pentecost. This celebration of new institutional life started long before Jesus’ time. Pentecost was a harvest festival and a time of plenty. Therefore, the people of Israel were used to the idea for centuries before the time of Jesus. Jesus brought the same concept back into the forefront of the people’s memory…
Anchor Points In Life
There is a time for everything. Ecclesiasticus reminds us of that over and over. There is a time to plant, a time to gather, a time for waking and sleeping and more. I have come to realize it is important for us to recognize this if we want a semi-normal life….yes, I said semi-normal as we are all only…