This phrase “life and times” speaks to the firsthand experiences and events associated with a person’s life within the historical context of the time in which they lived. A Tale of Two Cities famously begins, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” In every ‘time’ there is the thread of…

Perhaps today’s theme could be ‘Poured Out.’ Isaiah 44: 3 ‘For I will pour water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessing on your descendants; 4 And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water. At least three…

Meet John and Christie Eisner John is a Jewish believer in Jesus who introduced Christie to his heritage, and together they explore the fulfillment of both faiths. They have a strong marriage, children, and grandchildren. You can purchase the book John wrote on Ephesians, and Christie’s two books on the Jewish Feasts on Amazon. You…

What I learned from the first two chapters of Samuel Lucky you! I have decided to give you a glimpse into my morning devotional readings. Haha! Please be patient as I weave in and out of the narrative found only in the first two chapters of Samuel. Mothers We meet Hannah, the wife of Elkanah…

God’s Holy Deposit This week’s spiritual ‘intel’ began with a dream where I was told, “You have swallowed a cannon shed!” Weird, huh? The following morning, I heard the phrase, “You’re sitting on a gold mine.” Later that day I watched a TV mystery where that exact phrase was used: “She is sitting on a…

When I sat down to write this morning I had an image. An emaciated widow, her hair matted like a bird’s nest, dressed in tattered black, with ash smudged across her face. She clutches a broken jar and cries, “I have been robbed.” This, I fear, is the present state of the bride of Christ.…

An Organism or Organization? Ephesians 4: 11 And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the…

A song and an engraved coin Sometime in the night, not sure whether I was awake or asleep I had a vision of a coin. It spun in circles and the image engraved on the head of the coin stood out. I heard “image bearer” and a phrase sung in a beautiful melody, a chorus,…

The room is at capacity, some stand in groups whispering or simply lean on the wall, waiting. Bodies alternatively gathering notepads, silencing phones, and readying their recording devices. Tania a slim brunette with hair past her shoulders walks briskly to the platform. She is “that girl” Attractive, but all business, she is dressed in a…