Spring of Hope

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  Many churches celebrate the visit of the wise men from the East who came to see the baby Jesus as Epiphany Sunday.  Generally it falls on a Sunday in January. The word 'epiphany' means revelation or manifesation.  The celebration is to remember and thank God for the revelation of a savior to the gentiles. What possibly could have motivated them to make a treacherous journey of thousands of miles across the desert? There's only one answer to that question -- they received a gift in the form of a star with a message. They studied the message of the star and understood that a baby King would be born to the Jews, but they didn't know the exact location. So they started a journey to the West and came to Jerusalem--the capital city--seeking help. It actually makes sense that they went to Jerusalem because they wanted to welcome the 'King of the Jews.' They guessed that

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  Detours and diversions are common on highways when there are accidents or construction going on. Many times, they show up unexpectedly and they drag us through unfamiliar streets and neighborhoods that make me nervous. You never know what is going to be around the next corner. Detours make us worry about getting late and even getting lost. Then there are some interesting intersections called ‘Diverging Diamond.’ You are driving through your lane and all of a sudden find yourself in the opposite lane. That makes drivers nervous as if someone is going to come against and hit head on. But when we understand the reason and the design behind it, it makes sense to follow them, even though we get nervous. They are all made to make life better and more efficient. Studies say that those designs save several minutes of driving time. The Gospel writer Matthew writes about a story of detours an