by Matthew Vander Els | Jan 19, 2022 | doubt, Gospel
Where was Jesus? “Where was Jesus?” Doubt, fear, and anxiety sometimes become the voices in our heads when we face troubling scenarios or upsetting circumstances. If we look to the stories contained in the Bible, we find we are not alone. The Psalms reveal a raw and...
by David Wilber | Apr 9, 2020 | Gospel, Holidays
What is the Firstfruits Ceremony? Connected to the Passover season is an incredible ceremony known as the firstfruits. God told His people to observe the firstfruits ceremony in His law—the Torah—that He gave through Moses at Mount Sinai. Ever since Israel entered the...
by David Wilber | Jun 25, 2019 | Devotional, Gospel
A Day of Good News 2 Kings 7 contains an interesting story about four lepers who were sitting outside of the city of Samaria during a time of great famine. Knowing that they were likely going to die of starvation and deciding they had nothing to lose, they took a...
by Matthew Vander Els | Mar 4, 2019 | Gospel
We live our day-to-day lives and sometimes we become distracted—distracted from our family, from spending time with God, and from realizing and cherishing what the important things are. It has just become too easy in this day and age to get caught up with things like...
by Matthew Vander Els | Feb 19, 2019 | Gospel
Yeshua’s arrival is the most important occurrence ever to happen to creation since creation itself. That is the bold claim the Biblical narrative asserts throughout the prophets, writings, and witnesses that surrounded Yeshua. This proclamation that there is this God...