Many times, the “consolation prize” is regarded as something given to those who lose the competition…just to make them feel better.  This faux feeling rests on the foundation of losing, and all the competitors know it – especially the recipients of such a “prize”.  This article dismisses our cynical modern expression and seeks to redeem…

“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of an…

The more that I read the bible, the more that I see the connections between the Old Testament and the New Testament.  Here is a very brief sampling of this awareness recently received during my readings. Notice the connections of the themes of water, thirst and hope. JEREMIAH 17:13 O Lord, the HOPE of Israel,…