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The Baptizer - Wild and Woolly. Matthew 3.1-6

It was long ago in a galaxy far, far away … or at least it seems that way. The speaker followed at least three others who came out with rather splashy multi-media presentations, Power Point illustrations and statistics, and frankly kept my rapt attention. It was more than 10 years ago now. And then came one. He came out with a simple stool and a smallish black Bible—that’s all. Mostly, Erwin McManus talked…

Take heed: Dreams in the Night. Matthew 1 -2

Good Day.

I invite you to pray with me a moment, or like Moses, take off your sandals, because we are standing on holy ground. ‘Lord God, I pray that you would illumine our hearts and minds; free them up to receive your words—not mine, but yours. Help us not consider these thoughts while half asleep or lackadaisically for they are too important—they are life changing, revolutionary and radical, and…

Going Home. Matthew 2.19-23

Being able to picture loved ones in their homes—especially when they are far from us—is not just informative, but reassuring and even heart-warming. Several weeks ago, I visited Dylan, who is going to college in Flagstaff, Arizona, about 500 miles from home. Seeing the campus, his apartment, the mountainous surroundings, and even scouting about the town of friendly people enables me to picture him, and see him in my mind’s…

Get up. Go! Matthew 2.13-15

Joseph had such tremendous responsibility as the protector of the Savior baby and his beloved wife, Mary, mother of Jesus. Once again, God speaks to Joseph in a dream about the parenting of the Most High.

“After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going…