Two years ago, in the final hours of the biblical holiday Sukkot—the Festival of Tabernacles—the nation of Israel was brutally attacked. More than 1,200 people were murdered, and 251 civilians were taken hostage. One week ago, in the first hours of Sukkot this year, I gathered with a few others to pray for the peace … Continue reading When Captives Are Set Free
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The Plea of the Lamb
Half of the world is hopeful and drunkwhile the other half burns to the ground.Sipping on cocktails and telling the tall taleswhile survivors sweep ash off new burial mounds.Deception hangs thick, the shofar blasts sound,the days of Noah counting us down.Glasses in hand, raise a toast to the future, glazing right over the forbodeing picturewhile … Continue reading The Plea of the Lamb
Babies in Caskets
It doesn't matter what side you're on. Babies should rest safely in the arms of their mothers. Toddlers should play happily in the sunshine. No one deserves to be captured, tortured, murdered, and returned to home, locked in a casket months after their first breath. Those precious little boys. Their mom. Is she alive? Does … Continue reading Babies in Caskets
The Controversy of Zion, Part 5: The Season of the Lamb
For everything, there is a season. The challenge, especially if you live in a place like northeastern Wisconsin, is knowing what season you're in. It's not always easy to estimate when it's safe tuck the snowblower away in the shed. Which seedlings can weather the cool, spring nights? How many hours of daylight are still … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 5: The Season of the Lamb
The Controversy of Zion, Part 4: The Object of Satan’s Wrath, Martyrdom, and the Prophetic Stance
It brings me no joy to write this one. Yet, here I am, typing away, wondering who in their right mind would deliberately read something with a title like this. But I think this might be the most important post in this series. Set against the foreground of the dumpster fire that is US politics … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 4: The Object of Satan’s Wrath, Martyrdom, and the Prophetic Stance
Two Precious Stones 