The custom of eulogizing the deceased begins in this Torah portion when Abraham offers a eulogy over his beloved wife. This teaching reminds us why life is precious. Includes the eulogy Pastor Lancaster presented at the memorial service for his father, Robert George Lancaster (1925-2020).

How do you walk with God when life gets in the way. Learn from your father Abraham and discover the simple secret of keeping your connection with God.  

An audio-book version of Brother Lawrence's seventeenth-century classic devotional, The Practice of the Presence of God. This audio-book project, read by D. Thomas Lancaster, will be updated as more chapters are added. Check back to this page for more content.

Sons and daughters of Abraham by faith follow in the faith of Abraham, and Abraham walked with God. This teaching reflects on Abraham's "friendship" with God and beckons us to follow his example.

The Torah says that "Noah walked with God." What does that mean? Obviously it's not literal, so how does one "walk with God"? This teaching kicks off a new series titled "Walking with God."

A new Sukkot teaching about how the mitzvah to rejoice during the festival of Sukkot opens the secret to inner joy and the spirit of the Messianic Era. 

A story from the top of Jabal Muntar, the "Mount of the Watchman" where the Yom Kippur ceremony with the Azazel goat was carried out. 

A teaching for Rosh Hashanah 5781 based upon Psalm 130 and the birth pangs of the Messiah.

Watch the video blog year in review here. Download the prayer, "Little Sister" below.

The month of Elul is a time of God's accessibility. But Tishrei is coming up: a season of evaluation and judgment. In this teaching, learn how the Selichot prayers will help you make the most of God's accessibility during Elul so that you arrive at the new year fully prepared to receive forgiveness, pardon, and atonement from God.

There is an island in the distance, and it is littered with the bones of the kings who have been deposed to that place before you. There is still time to do something about it. What will you do? A teaching for the season of repentance.