Written and Red

the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan;  Joshua 3:16a  NASB At Adam – As you know, sometimes the text of the Tanakh is written one way but read another.  Here is an example (in red): וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה…

End of the Line

Then those two – Mahlon and Chilion – also died; so the woman was left without her two sons and without her husband.  Ruth 1:5  JPS Without – What Naomi lost completely overshadows what Naomi gained.  In her mind, the loss of husband and sons means the loss of everything important to her.  In fact,…

Application Sermon

“And she will bear a son; and you shall call his name Yeshua, for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 From – “Jesus Saves!”  I remember that billboard on the side of Interstate 5 between Olympia and Centralia.  It was there for years.  Ten foot letters in black on a white…