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
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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
Balancing Our Prayers
Your experience may be different but try as I might to keep prayer orderly and balanced, I tend to wander all over the place: praising Him, complaining, saying my perceived needs, praising Him, complaining, needs of other people – well, you know how it goes. If you don’t get it, that’s great! I suspect you Read More
A Thought on Prayer
Matthew 6:7-8 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Prayer is the one thing we have to do most often. Read More
Speaking & Teaching
I enjoy bringing the word of God to anyone and everyone! As a teacher and preacher for more than 30 years, I truly enjoy studying the Scriptures and relaying what I gleaned to you. And, I enjoy a good discussion about the Scriptures, too! I’ve been a public speaker for even longer, worked in radio Read More
The Danger of Assimilation
Assimilate. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary offers this definition: 2a : to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group … b : to make similar … The inability to meet together (Hebrews 10:25) has some significant ramifications. Not all of us want or can attend Sunday morning services and other services have been canceled Read More
Pentecost and Shavuot, a 3332 Year-old History
According to Jewish tradition, Friday, May 29, 2020, marks 50 days since the day after the Passover Sabbath. Leviticus 23:15 says, “You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. 16 You shall count fifty days to the day after the Read More
The Exodus in the Gospel, Pt 3 of 3
Tonight (April 8, 2020) is the Jewish celebration of Passover. What does it have to do with Christianity? Everything! Passover and Messiah’s resurrection were linked up until the Council of Nicaea where the Romish church decided not to rely on the Jewish calculations for the month of Nisan. Even with the difference in calculation, Easter/Resurrection Read More
The Good News in Passover, Part 2 of 3
The Lord is Greater Than All godsThe exodus from Egypt is much more than a struggle against evil. It is about a people becoming a nation, God showing Himself to be the powerful God that He is, and it is about God revealing Himself to -and His expectations of- this new nation Israel. Genesis shows Read More
The Good News in Passover, Part 1 of 3
This is the holy time of the year for Jewish people and Gentiles alike: Passover, Good Friday, Resurrection Day and (for some) Lent. So, we’re going to spend a little time in Exodus because it is the key to this part of the calendar. In the early church, up until the 4th Century, Jesus’ atoning Read More