zac | December 13, 2009
I love this passage in Isaiah:
Isaiah 40:3-5 — A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a [...]
zac | June 7, 2009
I read through this passage and camped out on the penultimate sentence.
Mark 12:28-34 — And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The [...]
zac | February 15, 2009
The Subaru car company had a slogan for a while back in 2002. The slogan was, “When you get it, you get it.” The slogan had a sort of I-know-something-that-you-don’t-know attitude. But, since it was an advertising slogan, it was hardly arrogant. After all, Subaru was telling me the good news. They knew something that [...]
zac | January 25, 2009
For some reason, we like knowing who is in charge. We know that if a server in a restaurant does something we do not like we can talk to their manager or the owner. We know that if a store employee is rude we can find their manager. We know that frustration with a school [...]
zac | April 6, 2006
Hello,
Not long after Jesus provided food for the five thousand (Mark 6:30-44) he provided food for the four thousand (Mark 8:1-10). It is after this that the Pharisees come to test Him by asking for a sign (Mark 8:11-13). In Deuteronomy 13:1-3 and 18:18-22, God tells how to test for false prophets [...]
