Its such a small part of the body, right? What possible good (or harm) can that wagging appendage of muscle in the mouth really do. Scripture, and by extension Jesus Himself, takes aim at this seemingly innocent part of the body. Not so! The power of life and death are found in the power of the tongue!

What is it about the name of the Lord? The proverbs declare that it, the very name, is a strong tower! What might it mean to proclaim the name? To walk in the name? To pray in the name? Would it really matter? According to centuries of scripture, it is the very name of the Lord which the righteous run toward and are safe. Run, then. Run into it!

How are your eyes? Jesus wants to know. It seems the answer to the question determines how much light is in the body. Make sense? no? Well, take a listen and hear the master Rabbi waxing poetic and teaching one of his greatest lessons.

Ah, the gotcha questions we ask! It seems one of our deepest desires is to self-justify. Listen in as a young lawyer believes he has led Jesus, the master Rabbi, into openly agreeing with him. And then watch as his smug smile turns to humiliated disbelief with just one now-familiar parable. So really, who isn't your neighbor?

"Very" is a very big word. Not in letter. But in meaning yet expressed. The Great Shema which is foundational to all that Jesus was, is, lives, and dies, has a "very" interesting twist...have you yet learned to love the LORD your God with all your...very?

Jesus, the object of our faith, had faith. But what was Jesus' faith made of? Take a listen and HEAR! The faith of Jesus was handed down by his father and his father's father...and so one and so forth...all the way back to that generation of Moses which first sat to hear the words of God. And so, their sound carries to you today.

We are told to have faith IN Jesus. A good instructive, to be sure. But where was Jesus' faith placed? What if we, all these years later, are to acquire first the faith OF Jesus, which results in a growing faith in Jesus? Upon generations of teaching, prophesies, histories, and heritage did Jesus build his own internal frame. Lean in and listen. Look and see. The faith of Jesus is on ready display!

Smoke and Fire! A voice from atop a mountain that makes the people beg for a mediary. The pinnacle of Exodus is the giving (and receiving) of the LAW - The Big Ten commands which sets the world stage for a savior one day to follow.

How can you be expected to have faith when your back's against the wall? It is here, shown in great detail in the pivotal image in the grand story of God's salvation, that a ready supply of faith may be found. Go ahead. Walk forward. Don't be surprised if your steps provide the beat for the Song of Moses (and the Lamb!)