When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men. Matthew 2:16 Growing up I became used to making new friends, new schools, new towns and new homes. This was the life of a [...]
The Lord will give up his people until the one who is having a baby gives birth; then the rest of his relatives will return to the people of Israel. Micah 5:3 The Christmas season is one of the most happy and sad times of the year. People are excited about a number of things at Christmas, the plans for family and friends coming to visit, the thoughts of what gifts to give those we [...]
Lord, you have examined me and know all about me. Psalm 139:1 We were on our way home from visiting friends in Florida and decided to stop at the Holy Land Experience in Orlando. If you haven’t been there, it’s a walk-through experience of Biblical history – theme park without the rides. One of my favorite parts was the Scriptorium; a visual and dramatic history of the Scriptures. As we moved through the timeline and [...]
Guest Article by Jason Clark, author/songwriter I leaned in close to my beautiful Karen. Her back was resting against the railing that separated us from the waterfall. This was the girl I would spend the rest of my life with, and I knew it. Earlier, we had walked through the small New York town of Rush. We held hands and laughed. We dreamed and ate chocolate. Now we were hidden from the whole [...]
I was asked by Baker Books in 2011 to write something about a new book written by author/songwriter Jason Clark. Well, I was thrilled to be asked because Jason was a friend of mine who I met in College and whose music I already listened to. Jason had produced an album entitled Surrendered and Untamed and had now written a book with the same title. The publisher sent me a copy of the book and [...]
