The coming of Jesus the Messiah into the world does not just add another king into the mix. No, He is the King, whose kingdom displaces al...

The Gospel According to Matthew makes it clear that the child Mary carried was conceived, not of any man, but by the Spirit of God. “Now th...

The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife, for the child she carried was co...

Matthew begins his telling of the Gospel with this: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham” (...

Christmas is a Jewish story. Oh, I know — this time of year, we are used to greeting our Jewish friends with Happy Hanukkah! and our Genti...

Matthew lays out the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah in three sets of fourteen generations. In this way, he highlights Abraham and David — y...

The Gospel according to Matthew opens with a genealogy that has an important story to tell us. Even the very first sentence is loaded with ...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. His Victory Over My Enemies ~ from Psalm 140 Yahweh rescues me From those who are evil; He...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. Yahweh Knows Me ~ from Psalm 139 Yahweh has examined me, proved me, Knows everything about ...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. Before All the Kings of the Earth ~ from Psalm 138 Everything in me Gives thanks to Yahweh....

A personal confession based on the Psalms. Yahweh’s Faithful Love for Me ~ from Psalm 136 I give thanks to Yahweh Because He is good, ...

A personal confession based on the Psalms Where the Anointing Flows ~ from Psalm 133 How good and pleasant it is For me to walk in uni...

One thing I notice quite a bit in praying the Psalms is how one psalm sits next to another. In the psalm I worked with yesterday , Psalm 13...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. Forgiveness and Help ~ from Psalm 130 Out of the depths of my soul, The center of my being,...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. The Extravagant Blessing of Yahweh ~ from Psalm 128 O the happiness Of following Yahweh, T...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. A Legacy in Yahweh ~ from Psalm 127 We trust in Yahweh To build our house, Our family, our...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. Yahweh Frees the Captives ~ from Psalm 126 When Yahweh set me free From the bondage I was i...

A personal confession based on the Psalms. I Turn to Yahweh ~ from Psalm 121 When I am in distress or need, Where do I turn for help? ...

A little over twenty years or so ago, I had the privilege of going on a couple of retreats with a group of Presbyterian men to the Monaster...