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RECENT BLOG POSTS
13
Nov '25
The Father’s Business: Discovering the Mystery of the God-Man
13
Nov '25
The Lamb Makes His First Journey to Jerusalem
Every year, Joseph and Mary made the long, dusty climb from Nazareth to Jerusalem for Passover. The Law required the men to go, but this time the whole family came, Mary, Joseph, and their growing children. The festival was a week of remembrance and celebration, a retelling of God’s mercy in delivering His people from Egypt.
By now, Jesus was twelve years old. That was old enough to begin studying the Torah more formally. He was on the edge of manhood in Jewish culture. He was no longer just a boy tagging along; He was a young man engaging with the faith of His fathers. When the feast ended, the family began the long walk home northward, descending the hills of Jerusalem among a caravan of friends and relatives. But as the miles passed, one crucial detail went unnoticed: Jesus was not with them. He had intentionally stayed behind.
Mary assumed He was walking with the men. Joseph likely assumed He was still with the children. It wasn’t until nightfall, when families reunited at camp, that the truth set in. He was gone. Panic ensued. They spent another day’s journey retracing their steps back to Jerusalem, hearts racing and stomachs sinking, until they found Him on the third day, calmly sitting in the temple courts, surrounded by teachers of the Law.
He wasn’t lost or scared. He was at home. Listening, asking questions, and astonishing the scholars with His understanding (Luke 2:46–47).
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05
Nov '25
A Holy Birth: Finding Hope in the Humility of Jesus
05
Nov '25
When Caesar Augustus gave an order, the world moved. His command to take a census rippled through every province of the Roman Empire. People packed their belongings and traveled long distances to be counted. It was a massive task to count millions of people scattered across millions of square miles. And yet, in the sweep of this empire-wide decree, God was quietly at work.
Seventeen years before Jesus’ birth, Caesar Augustus had been hailed as savior and son of god. Statues and temples were built in his honor. Crowds proclaimed him the bringer of peace. But Luke’s Gospel turns that idea upside down. While the emperor strutted on the stage of history, God was setting the true story in motion, a story not about Caesar’s power, but about the Lord’s plan. You can find the full story in Luke 2.
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03
Nov '25
When Life Turns Up the Heat: How God Uses Hard Times to Grow Us
03
Nov '25
Life isn’t a smooth highway. Along the way, we all face storms, valleys, and seasons of intense pressure. When those times come, many of us ask: Why, God? But what if those very trials, the “heat” of life, are tools God uses to mature us and produce fruit?
Jeremiah 17 shows us four key truths that help us see not just how to endure heat, but to thrive in it by God’s grace.
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31
Oct '25
Six Months Before Christmas: When God Defied Expectations
31
Oct '25
‘Twas six months before Christmas, and all through the towns,
The people were stirring, for a birth was announced.
Elizabeth’s son, born eight days ago,
His name didn’t come from the family tree’s flow.
They pestered Zechariah, “How can this be?”
So he scribbled his thoughts that all might see.
“His name is John, and not little Zack.”
The neighbors were shocked but cut him some slack.
Then his tongue was unleashed; he praised God above,
And all people marveled at Yahweh’s great love.
I don’t usually write poetry to introduce a portion of Scripture, but maybe it caught your attention. Writing that little poem made me think more deeply about this narrative account, and I’d encourage you to do the same. When you try to tell a biblical story creatively, you quickly discover that faithfulness to the text matters. You can’t just make it up; you have to reflect carefully on what God has said.
Now, let’s set the scene more clearly without the constraints of poetry.
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