Another Passover in Jerusalem. Another year mindlessly offering gifts. Another year with a heavy heart. I know G-d wants us to sacrifice, but it seems to be a one-way street; what has he ever had to sacrifice? I used to like Passover. Passover celebrates that time when G-d spared Israel’s […] Read more
Scripture Fiction
The Lost Children (version 1)
I was reading Matthew 2:16-18 and wondered what life might have been like for one of those families who had their child killed by Herod when he was seeking to put baby Jesus to death. How would they have lived afterward? How would this event have shaped their future? Would they be angry and become jaded? If so, would there be any reconciliation for them in this lifetime? This story is a bit long (about 5,000 words) but it is one of the favorite ones I have written. I would love to hear your thoughts should you take the time to read it.
Painting by Leon Cogniet, Massacre of the Innocents, 1824. Read more
The Pharisee
Could I have been wrong? I sit here a decrepit, lonely, and useless old man, and I am haunted by that question wondering again and again if I could have been wrong… I remember learning in the days of my youth how true life comes only from G-d’s perfect law. […] Read more
Journeys from Troas
What might have been going through Paul’s while on his walk from Troas to Assos as found in Acts 20:13? How would any of us handled the knowledge of coming persecution after a life lived in the service of God? Read more