Tsav – Command Leviticus 6:8 – 8:36 Jeremiah 7:21 – 8:3; 9:22 – 23; Malachi 3:4 – 4:6 Hebrews 9:11 – 10:18; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:14-23 What does it mean to live free? Some say the Law is bondage. If you want to be free, I’m told not to live under the ‘Old Testament,’ live…
Month: March 2024
The Dove Sacrifice
VaYiqra: And He Called Leviticus 1:1 – 6:7 Isaiah 43:21 – 44:23 Matthew 5:23-30; Hebrews 9:1 – 10:28; 13:10-16 Romans 8:1-13 Most of you wouldn’t give a chocolate Easter bunny to a loved one. But would you give that special someone Dove chocolates? Okay, so their ingredients are not so healthy. I am not advertising…
Stand up and Confess!
Have you ever wondered how many of us would care to have our sin(s) be made known publicly? I would dare say not too many. It would be a humbling experience. A few years back, songwriter Ray Stevens wrote a tune called, “The Day the Squirrel Went to Church.” It was a humorous tale of…
Ready to Pass the Test?
In the world of education, we are often given an exam to test our understanding of certain topics. Likewise, in trade school, we are also given exams to test our mastery of particular skills. If we don’t pass these examinations, we must retake the class. Why? As a former teacher, I can you that it…
Fear of the Fire, Fear of the River
Pequdei – Accounts, Oversight Shemot (Exodus) 38:21 – 40:38 Melekim Alef (I Kings) 7:40 – 8:21 Revelation 15:5-8 No one was allowed on the other side of the fireline where the fire was burning. Of all my duties with the Forest Service, fighting forest fires meant meeting the strictest protocols under the most authoritative regime…
The Waves of Revival
Vayaq’hel – And he assembled Shemot (Exodus) 35:1 – 38:20 Melekim Alef (I Kings) 7:13-51; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15; Revelation 11:1-13 Leslie and I love to walk a sandy beach together as close to the waves as we can. The Pacific Ocean was named for its generally pacifying nature. There’s something about the cycle of waves…