Friday, December 20, 2024
In “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” there is a scene known as the Battle of Helm’s Deep. It’s the epic battle at the end of the movie when the armies of Saruman, consisting of Orcs, Uruk-hai, and other evil forces, attack King Théoden at Helm’s Deep, where the Rohirrim have taken refuge… Read more
Thursday, December 19, 2024
A car that won’t start. Water dripping from the ceiling. Creaky knees. All evidence that we live in a world that isn’t quite right. The prophet Zechariah was writing to the people in Jerusalem after the exile and things weren’t quite right for them either. They had returned to Jerusalem, but they were not ruling… Read more
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small remnant of God’s people. But is it impossible for me? says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. … For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit.”Zechariah 8:6,… Read more
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”Zechariah 4:6 How fortunate for us that we have a reminder today through Zechariah that we, mankind, were never designed to do anything apart from our Lord. The Lord,… Read more