Bethlehem and beyond. by Dorothy Nimchuk Many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it” (Matthew 13:17). The road to Bethlehem had been long, but Joseph had been so caring. Any discomforts along the way and the […]

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Space. Darkness on the face of the deepA circular horizon on the face of the watersAnd a world hung on nothingness Time. Boundary of light and darknessRule of sun, moon, and starsWithout Me nothing was made Matter. The clay and the PotterSea life, birds, animals, and manAll fashioned, deemed as good My path determined for […]

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by Dorothy Nimchuk Who would have known Jesus better than one who grew up in the same house, looked up to Him as big brother, slept under the same roof, learned the same rules, played on the same streets, ate at the same table along with Him and their siblings: Joses, Simon, Judas, and their […]

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The role of the shepherd in the story of Israel. by Dorothy Nimchuk A bowl of lentils bartered for a birthright and a stolen blessing precipitated Jacob’s journey to the flatlands of Padan Aram to seek a wife from his mother’s relatives. Twenty years later, Jacob returned with wives, children, livestock, and servants. Near the […]

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How lonely sits the cityThat was full of people!How like a widow is she,Who was great among the nations!The princess among the provincesHas become a slave!(Lamentations 1:1). God’s promised punishment of His people had come to pass. The elite were carried captive, fulfilling Ezekiel’s prophecy (21:27), with those remaining fated to either sword or famine. […]

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“O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away” (Hosea 6:4). This scripture is the anguished cry of a loving Father, spoken through the prophet. So much had happened leading up to […]

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On lazy summer days of childhood, I loved nothing better than to grab a book and a blanket and retire to the backyard to read. Oftentimes, I would simply watch the clouds, fascinated by the many faces portrayed there as my imagination soared, unearthing other treasures that kept changing shape and size overhead. Imagination! Such […]

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Imagine! Still climbing mountains at age one hundred twenty! Moses had an appointment to keep with the Lord on Mount Nebo. After forty years of wandering, the children of Israel had reached the doorstep of the Promised Land. Leadership of the people had already passed to Joshua. It must have been a bitter disappointment for […]

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The recent resurrection of Lazarus had caused quite a stir in Jerusalem among the throngs gathered for Passover. A number of Greeks, probably Jewish proselytes, had also come to Jerusalem to worship and heard of the miracle. They approached Philip: “Sir, we would see Jesus” (John 12:21, KJV). Jesus’ followers didn’t know it then, but […]

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The prophet Haggai wrote: “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations [Messiah], and I will fill this temple with glory . […]

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6, KJV). It was Isaiah who first penned these God-inspired words. Frederick Handel quoted them, […]

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Pen in hand and a fresh scroll in front of him, Luke assayed to address his longtime acquaintance, Theophilus, concerning the strange happenings in the last while. Where to begin? Though not an eyewitness, Luke had numerous contacts with those who were, along with an accurate knowledge of historical events that reinforced the veracity of […]

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