By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. 1 John 3:10 Who is a child of God? In John starts out in 1 John 3 Read More
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First Fruits (Pentecost) and the Book of Ruth
I was sipping coffee while watching Israeli TV at 5am yesterday. The banner at the bottom of the screen said 60 rockets had been fired into Israel since 7pm Sunday (Israeli time). Unrest is nothing new to the region – going back a couple of thousand years. For those of us waiting for God’s plan Read More
The Passover Lamb
Here we at the tail end of Passover week, approaching Resurrection / Easter Sunday. The two holidays are intimately connected despite having been separated on the calendar by the Council of Nicaea back in the year 325. Yeshua’s death, burial and resurrection is completely dependent on Passover. And that means Yeshua completely depends on Passover, Read More
On Sacrifices (Leviticus 1:1-5:6)
I am intrigued by Leviticus. On the surface we have a long list of offerings and sacrifices which, read in the context of today, seem to have little relevance. The temple today is in ruins, destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. However that does not mean Leviticus is irrelevant today. God’s word often has Read More
The Beginning of the Laws of Sacrifices, Leviticus 1-5
20 March 2021 – Parashat Vayikra (he called) Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 In the first five chapters of Leviticus we read about the first five reasons for sacrifices and the types of sacrifices that are required. There are the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, peace offerings and sin offerings. The burnt offerings are covered in 17 Read More
Is the Job Half Done?
The nasal spray Flonase (TM) has a TV commercial that poses the proposition, “You wouldn’t accept an incomplete job.” Like the partially groomed dog, too much of the time our day-to-day life is lived – well, “partially.” God is out of the picture much of the day (or much of the week!). Yeshua says in Read More
Today’s 46 Word Advice Column
Books with advice on how to fix relationships have made authors millions of dollars (probably billions). The subject of broken relationships is certainly a hot topic today. Meanwhile, rioters vent in unproductive ways, people shoot or stab others, marriages crumble and political factions irritate each other like a large cyst on the sole of your Read More
Loaves, Fish and Faith
God’s amazing faithfulness is chronicled in the Bible starting at Genesis. God’s amazing faithfulness is chronicled in our lives from the first breath we took up through this very moment. Once in a while, even though they are right in front of us, we fail to see His tremendous blessings – or wonder if He Read More
The Destruction of Two Temples
Today (July 30, 2020) is the anniversary of the Second Temple’s destruction in 70 AD/CE. The Romans, under Titus, were putting down the Jewish Rebellion and in the process fulfilled Jesus’ prophesy. Today’s date on the Jewish calendar has great significance. It is called Tisha B’Av and it is a day of fasting. Both the Read More
How to Pray for “Unforgivable People”
We have all read accounts of hearings before the sentencing of the guilty party where the family of a victim says, even though they want justice for their loved one, they forgive the guilty person. The world marvels at the depth of the victim’s family ability to forgive. Some doubt they can actually forgive such Read More