teachings

I am a Pastor. It is my job to teach about God and his relationship with mankind. I take this job seriously. To that end, I have written or commented on various issues that stem from theology and ideas about God through the years. Some of the teachings in this archive or more, “off the cuff,” musings. Some of them contained systematic theology with citations and notations. In either case, I post them for your consideration noting that they represent a dynamic person who may not teach the same things later. In any case, I’ve tried to be honest about my current relationship with my teachings below… please read any disclaimers you might find. That said, perhaps something I’ve written can give you pause to think or be of help to you.


LATEST TEACHINGS

TEACHING ARCHIVE
(A to Z)


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬-‭17‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬-‭17‬ ‭‬‬

    “Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedar forests. Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan, for the thick forests have been cut down. Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear theContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭14‬ ‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭14‬ ‬‬

    “This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit. I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege JerusalemContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭9‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭9‬ ‭‬‬

    ““On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity. “And on that day,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will erase idol worship throughout the land, so that even the names of theContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬-‭21‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬-‭21‬ ‭‬‬

    “Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will beContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭‬‬

    “In November of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo: “I, the Lord, was very angry with your ancestors. Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Return to me, and I willContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬-‭21‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬-‭21‬ ‭‬‬

    “Three months later, on February 15, the Lord sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown,Continue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭13‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭13‬ ‭‬‬

    “When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. “Where are you going?” I asked. He replied, “I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.” Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming towardContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭10‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭10‬ ‭‬‬

    “Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua. And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. This man isContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭14‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭14‬ ‭‬‬

    “Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. “What do you see now?” he asked. I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks.Continue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭11‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭11‬

    “I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air. “What do you see?” the angel asked. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied. “It appears to be about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide.” Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entireContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭15‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭15‬ ‭‬‬

    “Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses. “And what are these, my Lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me.Continue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭7‬:‭5‬-‭14‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭7‬:‭5‬-‭14‬ ‭‬‬

    ““Say to all your people and your priests, ‘During these seventy years of exile, when you fasted and mourned in the summer and in early autumn, was it really for me that you were fasting? And even now in your holy festivals, aren’t you eating and drinking just to please yourselves? Isn’t this the sameContinue…


  • ZECHARIAH‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬-‭17‬ ‭‬‬

    ZECHARIAH‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬-‭17‬ ‭‬‬

    “This is the message from the Lord against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the Lord. Doom is certain for Hamath, near Damascus, and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon, though they are so clever. Tyre has builtContinue…


  • ‭‭NEHEMIAH‬ ‭10‬:‭28‬-‭29‬ ‭‬‬

    ‭‭NEHEMIAH‬ ‭10‬:‭28‬-‭29‬ ‭‬‬

    “Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand— joined their leaders and bound themselves with anContinue…