Tag: Lord

  • Are we children of Ephraim? – Psalm 78

    A child of blessing Ephraim was the second child of Zaphnath-Paaneah and Asenath. His father’s high position second only to Pharaoh gave Ephraim every advantage as he was brought up with all the riches of the palace. You may recognize him as brother of Manasseh and both brothers known as sons of Joseph, son of…

    image of young man with sword - Ephraim
  • WE Have Been Here Before – Expectant

    An Expectant Gift Premature Our anticipation of Christmas each year points more toward the expectant gift than the expected Messiah. The world rushes about all around us, no prophet has been heard from for centuries and evil prevails in the palaces of power. We tell the child to play this game and ignore that evil.…

    baby in womb before birth
  • WE Have Been Here Before – in Awe of JESUS

    We show no awe of Jesus in our no-salt ‘christian’ lives. Oh, perhaps in a stanza of singing, a sentence of sermon or a moment of compassion in our encounter with another; but for the most part we Christians fail to show any awe of Jesus in our worship or daily lives. Our church and…

    photo of woman sitting by wall holding a bundled up child and cave for livestock below a house in Bethlehem