Christmas is truly one of our favorite seasons around here. Not only do we enjoy the time with family and friends, hot chocolate, and opening presents that all occur during this season. Most of all, w...  Read More

Highlight “David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife” (Matthew 1:6b). Matthew does not even call Bathsheba by name. Which reinstates the fact that not much is known about her...  Read More

Highlight “Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,” (Matthew 1:5b). Ruth was a Moabite woman who married into a Jewish family. That family had fled Bethlehem after a famine had hit their land....  Read More

Highlight “Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar” (Matthew 1:3a). Genesis 38 is an odd story, and we will chat more about Judah next week. In the meantime let's focus on Tamar. H...  Read More

Highlight Tax collectors were appointed by the Romans to collect the tax revenue in a certain area. The reputation of a tax collector was one of greed and indulgence. They often overcharged people and...  Read More

Highlight The Old Testament ends with the book of Malachi, which is one of Israel's minor prophets that wrote around 430 B.C. While he, Haggai, and Zechariah were prophets around the same time, those...  Read More