by debracelovsky | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
German theologian, Franz Delitzsch, wrote the following about Isaiah, Chapter 53: It is the most central, the deepest, and the loftiest thing that the Old Testament prophecy, outstripping itself, has ever achieved. I share this version here, as I find it beautifully...
by debracelovsky | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bethany They have been expecting him, anticipating his arrival for Passover. Martha has readied their home in her usual efficient way. And their friend, Simon, who had been miraculously healed of the dreaded leprosy by the Lord himself during a visit months earlier,...
by debracelovsky | Nov 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Tertullian, 2nd century Not long before Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Gospel of Matthew (20:20-23) records a conversation between Jesus and Salome, the mother James and John. Jesus had recently...
by debracelovsky | Mar 7, 2023 | One Year Bible, Uncategorized, Word
Give her what she wants and be done with her. Jesus’ disciples in Matthew 15:23 Mark 7 (and see Matthew 15) It doesn’t matter how long we’ve followed Christ, our life experiences, or knowledge of the Bible—when desperate prayers are delayed we wonder...
