Year: 2025
August
Beyond being the proper noun for the eighth month of the year, the term “august” is homonymous, its variant pronunciation being an adjective meaning “of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic, venerable or eminent.1” It describes something or someone who inspires reverence or admiration, often carrying with it a connotation of …
Make My Day!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Reprised)
Shakespeare’s popular play of this title depicts a comedy of errors in the truest sense of the phrase. From complex love triangles, ardent lovestruck pursuers, and mystical fairy kingdoms to love potions gone awry and pathetic playwright performances, this tale is nothing short of a comical, convoluted, cacophony of characters; …
EXPAND!
… to the right and the left you will BURST OUT … waters will BURST FORTH in the wilderness, and streams in the desert … (Isaiah 54:3a; 35:6) Last week, we examined the Red Sea “STRETCH” and its connection to the fifty-fourth book of Isaiah. Always fascinated by the various nuances words convey, I was delighted to learn about …
STRETCH!
Bragging Right(s)
RAISE!
Last week, we discussed God’s fascinating directive at a very critical juncture of His people’s lives. Almost in the same breath, He issued another intriguing instruction: “Lift …!” or, in some versions, “Raise …!“ What was Moses supposed to raise? The simple, unobtrusive stick in his hand. In the second …
ADVANCE!
God’s solution to Israel’s conundrum of being completely trapped by an obstructing body of water ahead, surrounding mountains on either side, and pursuing enemies from behind was interesting – “Go Forward!“ It was not a suggestion, piece of advice, or word of comfort or assuasion. It was a stern and …