Shelach L’chah Send for Yourself B’midbar (Numbers) 13:1 – 15:41 Yehoshua (Joshua) 2:1-24 Ivriym (Hebrews) 3:7-19 Whose report do we believe today? Do we believe the mainstream media, rebels in town squares, preachers of replacement/dispensational theology, or even the voices of doubt among our mishpocha? Are the alarming reports out there leading us to believe…
Author: MVF Silverton
Who Is Your Idol?
This week, I became keenly aware of publicly stated comments that a particular group, sect, or yes, even certain people should be followed due to their vast wisdom or stated authority. But is this really true? From my perspective, I don’t believe so: “For all have sinned had have fallen short of the glory of…
These Leaders!
B’ha’alotkha, In your going up, In your lighting up B’midbar (Numbers) 8:1 – 12:16 ZekharYah (Zechariah) 2:10 – 4:7 I Corinthians 10:6-13 Would you agree that we have a leadership crisis in America today? From the highest offices in the land to the lowest, the corruption is so bad we no longer wonder what a…
Samson and the Messiah
Nasso – Elevate, Lift up. Paleo Hebrew of the root word, nun samech – the banner of Life Support. The Word of Yeshua, YHWH Nissi (my banner), is my Life Support! Numbers (B’midbar) 4:21 – 7:89; Judges (Shoftim) 13:2-25; Acts (of the Holy Spirit) 21:17-26 Don’t you just love it when the Spirit of Truth…
Say to the Sons of Israel
Looking back, I realize I have made a consistent error in some of my blogs. I have often referred to us (the human race) as sons & daughters of Yahweh God. But in reality, are we? Paul writes in Romans 5:12 a statement that implies we are sons of Adam. “Therefore, just as sin entered…
Count on the Head
B’midbar (Numbers), In the Wilderness Numbers 1:1 – 4:20; Hosea 1:10 – 2:22; I Corinthians 12:12-20 When the going gets tough, who do you count on? Who do you lift up as the authority in your life that can truly make a difference over what oppresses or keeps you down? Who is the one who…
Stand and Be Counted Worthy!
Whether you like him or not, admiration for President Trump is growing beyond anyone’s expectations. After experiencing a guilty verdict in a case that could not state a crime or a victim, the public showed President Trump support by sending nearly 59 million dollars in one day to assist his fight against Washington. Was it…
Old and New Store
Bechuqotay (In My Statutes) Vayiqra (Lev) 26:3 – 27:34 YirmeYahu (Jeremiah) 16:19 – 17:14 Yochanan (John) 14:15-21, 15:10-12 Back in the days of horse and buggy, our ancestors went one-stop shopping at the old general stores. Those old superstores had all the necessities of life. No cheap plastic disposable items – goods were durable. Tools…
Compassionate Solutions
Have you ever made a promise, but was then faced with an event that made the vow difficult to achieve? Maybe it involved money. Perhaps it involved property. Maybe, it included labor or an assignment. Yet, for whatever reason, you are just unable to keep it. We seem to hate it when politicians break promises. …
Hearing from the “Head” on the Mount
Behar, On the Mount Vayiqra (Leviticus) 25:1 – 26:2 YirmeYahu (Jeremiah) 32:6-27 Luke 4:16-21 Snow-covered mountain peaks are beautiful to behold on a sunny spring day in the Cascades. Although the Santiam Canyon is free of snow in the lowlands, the mountain tops are still covered in pure white snow. Spring is here – an exhilarating time to…