Full Bloom

“What counts is your life. Is it green and blossoming? Because if it’s deadwood, it goes into the fire.”(Matthew 3:10 MSG) The wild man from the desert was calling out the fake followers from Jerusalem. The Pharisees and Sadducees hadn’t come to the Jordan to…

Full Bloom

“Wilderness and desert will sing joyously, the badlands will celebrate and flower – like the crocus in the spring, bursting into blossom of song and color.” (Isaiah 35:1 MSG) I’ve been to Israel and witnessed firsthand the wilderness Isaiah writes of. It’s a dreary business:…