Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 19 January 2023. Today’s topic: 105 Miles

People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.  Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.  Matthew 3:5-6 It wasn’t an easy thing to travel in antiquity.  Some rode horses, or donkeys, or in carts.   Some rode in chariots, or were carried inContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Matthew, 19 January 2023. Today’s topic: 105 Miles”

Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 14 April 2021 Today’s topic: A Nutritious Lesson

The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.  Daniel 1:5 (NIV). So what if Daniel and his fellow servants got special food and drink?  So what indeed, or haven’t you heard of theContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 14 April 2021 Today’s topic: A Nutritious Lesson”