So what should we count when we count the Omer? The first thing we count are the days. We are counting the days between the Passover and Pentecost. In Old Testament times, the Jewish people received God’s Law fifty days after the Passover. Through the Ten Commandments given to Moses, the people received God’s Word.…

Thirty days in May. Growing up in Indianapolis, those words were shouted on the radio and plastered in the newspapers. Thirty days in May. My grandfather loathed counting thirty days in May. Thirty days that you couldn’t shop at the Topp’s Discount Store (Walmart wannabe) in Speedway because of the crowds. During these thirty days…