Enjoying the First but Longing for the Second

Each Christmas season, the air is filled with smells and bells. Kitchens are filled with lavish meals and desserts, while churches are filled with joyful worshipers. For a brief time, all is right. Fellowship is preferred; faith, hope, and love are expressed; carols and hymns abound, and Christ is honored. But here is something to think … More Enjoying the First but Longing for the Second

He Came … He’s Coming … Keep Going [Rightly Understanding the Prophecies of Zechariah]

Zechariah was a 6th century prophet whose name means “Yahweh remembers.” He was born in Babylon to a priestly family who was exiled, but he later retuned to Jerusalem where he ministered to the fifty-thousand Jews who returned to their homeland. Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai (Ezra 5:1; 6:14), and together they encouraged and exhorted their … More He Came … He’s Coming … Keep Going [Rightly Understanding the Prophecies of Zechariah]