There are several Youtube videos, showing people confronting Christians who dare to preach another gospel other than “woke.” Signs that ask for “repentance” are torn from the hands of believers, while woke mobs scream, threaten, slap, hit, and even spit. And typically, even in the midst of all this, the attackers shouted, “If your God…
Month: June 2023
Outside the Camp
Chuqat: Statute, custom, ordinance; Balak: Devastator B’midbar (Numbers) 19:1 – 25:9; Shoftim (Judges) 11:1-33; Micah 5:6 – 6:8 John 3:9-21; Romans 11:1-36 Why would YHWH command the mysterious red heifer ritual to be performed after a series of rebellions in the camp of Israel? Can the keys be found for rebellion to be turned around…
Korah Is Still Alive?
Did Korach start spreading his message of discontent in one day or do you think it started sooner? Maybe his first words sounded rather upright to others; familiar words that resonated for personal reasons. I ran across an article from FFOZ, called “How to Split a Congregation” which addresses a well-known problem . . ….
Rising From the Dust
B’midbar (Num) 16:1 – 18:32 I Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 Romans 13:1-7a Ever feel like your world was giving way under you, where everything you depended upon was collapsing? If not, do you believe a time like that is coming to a proud America? How do we ride out sudden destruction and calamity when it…
Good News! God is Good!
Shelach L’chah – Send for yourself Numbers13:1 – 15:41 Joshua 2:1-24 Hebrews 3:7-19 The state of our world – its cultures, societies, marketplaces, educational institutions, economies, and governments all appear to be going from bad to worse. Families have fallen apart and have become dysfunctional and unhealthy. We wonder how anything or anyone good can…
Be Strong and Courageous!
Have you ever been afraid to move forward? Maybe some obstacles seemed too big in moving towards a new job, home, or opportunity and you decide to stay put. Maybe you have been called by Yah to disciple or evangelize to someone, but you fear being rejected and doing nothing. The Bible is filled with…
Names, Law & Grace
“In your going up” of daily living, have you ever considered the “laws” listed in the New Testament? Believe it or not, the gospel of grace comes with a few laws–well over a thousand. But no worries, I’m thinking we should only review a small list – the ones that keep us from dying in…
The Moon and the Menorah
Beha’alotcha: In your going up – lighting up; When you kindle B’midbar (Numbers) 8:1 – 12:16 ZekharYah (Zechariah) 2:10 – 4:7, I Corinthians 10:6-13 The sun had set and the skies were darkening. After a delightful Shabbat, Leslie and I enjoyed a large, full moon rising in the east, softly lighting up the darkened landscape. …