Speaking Through Silence (Matthew 14:1-12)

John the Baptist or Baptizer is the forerunner to Christ as the messiah.  You would think that John’s place in the Gospels would be prominent.  This is the man who goes before Christ proclaiming Christ’s entrance into history.  However, this is not the case as he preaches, is in prison, and then he ends up dying because Herod cannot see past his own nose.  What is the purpose of this man?  How can this man have a successful ministry when it seems it has never left the ground?

Sojourning Under the Sun: Sabbath Rivalry (Genesis 4)

Adam and Eve are out of the Garden of Eden, and they are banished from the Garden.  They will never enter this paradise again nor will they taste any of the fruit that was in this original sanctuary.  How do they fare on the other side of Eden?  How will human history progress or will it just digress?

Which King Prevails? (Mark 6:7-30)

One great struggle with being a Christian is seeing the world continually slide down hill when we want it to be getting better.  Is this something that is unique to our time?  Does this mean that the Lord has turned His back on us and this world?  Does this mean that the Lord has been dethroned from all His glory?