by Matthew Vander Els | Mar 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Why Christians Should Embrace the Power of a Passover Seder Passover is one of the most important holidays in the Christian faith. With a rich history and powerful symbolism, the Passover Seder is a significant ritual that celebrates the Jewish people’s deliverance...
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 Matthew Vander Els | Apr 2, 2021 | Apologetics
God did NOT turn His back on Jesus God did not turn his back on Jesus.Good Friday is a day memorialized in Christian history as the day we stop and meditate on what it felt like for the disciples, Mary, and others to stand at the foot of the cross. The king is...
by Matthew Vander Els | Dec 8, 2019 | Holidays
Advent, Christmas, and Messianics It was the first Sunday in December. My wife and I were visiting my in-laws for dinner. As we sat around the kitchen table, we prayed, and someone lit the first of four candles, which were placed in the center of the table in a unique...
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...