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  • All Wet or Fired Up

    Matthew 3:1–12 — John the Baptist Prepares the Way Excerpted from https://tomsims.substack.com/p/fired-up It was a time when religion, even good religion and theology, had become empty ritual for so many. It was a time when many were longing for something authentic in their communities of faith but not finding it. It was a time when masses of common…

  • Wisdom Can Get Loud Sometimes

    Proverbs 8 – A Short Study Proverbs 8 – NIV  1 Does not wisdom call out?       Does not understanding raise her voice?  2 On the heights along the way,       where the paths meet, she takes her stand;  3 beside the gates leading into the city,       at the entrances, she cries aloud:  4 “To you, O…

  • It Gets Specific

    When He Was Born ” “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to…

  • Yes, There Was and Is a St. Nick

    The True Story Behind Saint Nicholas and the Spirit of Giving The story of Saint Nicholas begins with a simple, humble man born around 270 AD in what is now modern-day Turkey, in a town called Myra. He was also later associated with the city of Bari. Born into wealth and privilege, Nicholas enjoyed the…

  • A Lonely Christmas

    “Fear thou not, for I am with thee …” Isaiah 41:10 It was getting close to Christmas again. Normally, it was time to bring out the candles, decorations, and mementos of Christmas past. Maria would have started early baking and he would have begun to scrounge around for a new recipe for fudge. John sat…

  • The Journey of Jesus Begins

    The Jesus Journey – The Journey Begins. The early days of Jesus’ journey here remind us that he invites us to join him on his journey and takes our journeys with us. It is often a circuitous route. There are dangers, but there is always purpose. Matthew 2:12-21 Substack Article

  • Who Can Stand

    Against a Lamb? When God gets the last word, who can stand? Fall on us, rocks! It would be better than to come under the true judgments of God! It would be better than to face the wrongs we have done to God’s people! God speaks and pulls back the curtain to assure those who…

  • When the Kingdom Becomes Visible

    Read the Full Text The Visible Kingdom What does it look like? If we pray for and participate in the prayer, “Thy Kingdom come,” how does that play out in the day-to-day? What does the Kingdom of God look like? How does it play out when it becomes visible? The obvious theological answer is that…

  • Getting Here

    The truth is that I got to where I am by asking or anticipating certain questions and steps over and over and over and over until I was weary of the word, “over,” and then some more. How I Got Where I Am destination #success #successstory #journey

  • Be Prepared and Watchful

    Be Watchful  “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom and five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them …” – Matthew 25:1-13 When I had to…