Under the Fig Tree

Volume 2 contains 5 lessons: Mt. Gilboa, Bethel, Shechem, Shiloh, and a tomb.

A Tomb

Shiloh

Shechem

Bethel

Mount Gilboa

Everything Happens Somewhere Series

Jericho

Samaria

Nain

Capernaum

Joppa

With God in Wild Places Series

Naos

Ark

Priests Court

Laver

Altar

Mikdash

The Siren Call of our culture: “Supersize! The bigger the better!” From the latest tech toys to the freshest fashion trends, we are enticed by a barrage of products that signal our status: “Look at me - I’ve arrived.” Regardless of the product peddled, what matters is to have the newest, the bigg...

Most of us have heard the story of Gethsemane countless times. But in today’s lesson you’ll learn to see Jesus’ suffering from a different perspective. It’s “at the place called Gethsemane” that we discover Jesus’ brutal suffering was God’s way of telling us how much he loves and values us. And, ...

The High King of Heaven did not arrive to pomp and circumstance. In fact, Heaven’s Royalty arrived into some dire circumstances; surrounded by animals and shepherds instead of royal attendants, swaddling clothes in place of royal robes. Hay instead of fine linens and down comforters. One might th...

In this lesson we take a walk in Peter’s sandals on his journey from a shameful denial to a full restoration where we discover that no matter how great the offense, with Jesus there is never a relationship that can’t be fixed. At a charcoal fire Jesus prepares a backslider breakfast… and we come ...

Sinking your fingers into dark, loamy soil. Planting a seed. Watching it emerge as a tiny shoot and blossom into a mature plant. Few experiences connect us to the earth as richly as gardening. In the gospel that bears his name John tapped into this human impulse to cultivate life, using gardening...

“Alijah” is Hebrew meaning to ascend or go up. Our Jewish friends will tell you that when they travel to Israel they are doing “Alijah”; they are “going up” to Israel. Based on the ancient teaching that the center of the world is Israel, the center of Israel - Jerusalem, the center of Jerusalem...

What do you live for? There’s a nice, Sunday-school answer to that question: We live to serve and love God. But words that easily roll off the tongue are not always backed up with actions. All too often, our lives reflect a different reality than the one we project during Sunday morning worship. ...

Decisions, large or small, we all have to make them. When it comes to our preferences decision making can be fun but when it comes to our principles decision-making tends to be difficult. Those pivot points where the decision will have momentous life impact, who I marry, will we try to have child...

“He is not a tame lion...but he is good” is how C.S. Lewis describes Aslan in his classic “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe". Aslan, of course, represents Christ and by this succinct description Lewis unveils a paradoxical side of God with which so many of us struggle. Our God is good, so...

He had been obedient and followed, and where did it land him – a cave! Though it started as a place of discouragement, disappointment, and disillusionment; the cave of Adullam became an essential transition point in David’s life & work. Just as there was a cave on the path of David’s life, chance...

He certainly had no idea of his brothers envious feelings, otherwise young Joseph would certainly not have gone looking for them as earnestly as he had. Finding them and the flocks in the remote region of Dothan an event occurred that forever impacted the lives of all involved. It was Mother Tere...

Every student knows, and expects, that with learning comes testing. Before an apprentice is approved as master in their field, they must demonstrate their skill and expertise. With such learning and experience comes confidence. It had been a day full of listening, learning, and growing under the ...

The world appears to becoming more chaotic and “safe places” are becoming increasingly rare. It wasn’t so for the ancient Egyptians, they had strong sense of safe places; indeed, they regarded Egypt itself as the safest of “safe places”. How is it possible that what began as a “safe place” beca...

It didn’t appear to be a wild place at all when God, through Pharaoh, gifted Joseph and his descendants the land of Goshen. In fact, it was the very definition of a gift and blessing; the most fertile land in of all Egypt (and that’s saying something). How could such a beginning; starting as Phar...

Surprising how and where God nurtures his people. Where we seek to protect and shield; God is not intimidated with “at risk” situations. Whether it’s the “iron-smelting furnace” of Egypt or the “vast and dreadful wilderness” God shapes his people in extraordinary situations and circumstances; C.S...

In our fast-paced culture, we often rush through our Bible. Too often we emphasize quantity – how much of the Bible we’ve read – instead of focusing on the quality of our time in God’s Word. But the Bible is not a mass-produced art print to be casually hung on a wall; it’s an original masterpiece...

“Alijah” is Hebrew meaning to ascend or go up. Our Jewish friends will tell you that when they travel to Israel they are doing “Alijah”; they are “going up” to Israel. Based on the ancient teaching that the center of the world is Israel, the center of Israel - Jerusalem, the center of Jerusalem...