East of Jerusalem, stretching from the Judean Mountains and dropping off in Jordan Valley and Dead Sea, is the Judean Desert. Arid and barren, yet home to many an ascetic, outcast, or outlaw over the millennia. Jesus, after his baptism by John the Baptist, also called it home for about forty days. It was in... Continue Reading →
Imagine you’re coasting on the serene waters of the Sea of Galilee. You feel the wind blowing against your skin and hear it filling out the sails of the fishing boat you’re on. You look beneath the water and see the occasional fish darting along their watery way. You also hear the sea birds calling... Continue Reading →
Should God ever have decided to literally do the above, I think that “Abraham Stone” would have been a rather befitting (and cool, if I may add) choice of name to bequeath to such a person. The above verse is what John the Baptist told the Pharisees and scribes who came to observe him as he “prepared the way of the Lord”.
The aftermath of "The Exodus" was a genesis of something of a vicious cycle for Moses and the Israelis. Rebellion from the people of Israel. Laws. More rebellion. More laws. Until the “Laws of Moses” grew to about 600+ rules and penal codes that the people of Israel could never hope to keep, no matter how hard they tried.
In Plain Sight 