Who is my mother, my sister, my brother?Who is my neighbor, my friend, my another?This is the crux, the crisis, the cross.This is what matters. All else is loss. Medium Member' link: https://medium.com/@tomsims/what-do-you-mean-by-my-neighbor-32767e27adc3 Friend Link: https://medium.com/@tomsims/what-do-you-mean-by-my-neighbor-32767e27adc3?sk=99f9f357c25ad8d3b54492f03eeb1a0d Excerpt We all know… Continue reading

  In Acts 16, Paul has come to a very unique city, a Roman colony, Philippi. It is located in present day Greece. There are very few Jews there, but there are some God-fearing women. One of them, Lydia of… Continue reading

Favor with God “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.’” – Luke 1:30 Mary had reason to be startled. She was seeing an angel. She had probably never seen one… Continue reading

Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash "O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the… Continue reading

We calculate net worth when we evaluate our finances, apply for loans, or make other financial decisions. Real net worth is more holistic and spiritual. Consider these verses. Rich Toward God “So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,… Continue reading

Most people never intentionally lie. They (we) just come across snippets of information that support what we believe. We fully embrace them, skim the surface, avoid nuances, simplify, and pass them on as gospel truth to be received by others… Continue reading

  It is not about the rain.Rain falls everywhere.It falls on everyone. It is not about the wind.Wind blows everywhere.It blows on everyone. It is not always about design of the house.It is not always about the materials you use.It… Continue reading

To Remember And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish… Continue reading

On this day in 1830 – The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson two days later. Framed as compassionate, it facilitated mass genocide. Jackson justified this ignoble law… Continue reading

Model of a city, detail from church altarpiece Notes: Parallels between actual towns and the Heavenly Jerusalem were frequent during this time period. From The Yorck Project.Date:1482Artist:Crivelli, Carlo, 15th cent “The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of… Continue reading