Most of us were taught from childhood that we should pray a prayer of thanksgiving for our food before we eat. I certainly was. No one ever told me why I was supposed to do that, and I never thought to ask. It always just made sense to me. But that's the way kids are....

A church member asked me, "Pastor, is the Gaza in Jeremiah 47 the same as the Gaza that's in the news today?" My answer was "yes." Then I explained: In chapter 47, Jeremiah is pronouncing judgment from God on the ancient Philistines. This is part of a stretch of...

Before I say anything else, I simply need to beg you to pray for peace and for mercy in the Holy Land. All of us are watching the events there with horror at what has transpired and dread of what has yet to take place. What Hamas did October 7th was entirely...