A dough bowl, also called a kneading trough, is a wooden vessel traditionally used for mixing, raising, and kneading yeast dough for making bread. It was hand-carved from a single piece of wood. It could be oval, round, or rectangular, and vary in size and width. The requirements for mixing bread are typically flour, yeast,…
Author: MVF Silverton
What is True Freedom?
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…
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…
The Rest of the Story
Back in high school, I made a poor decision. A friend of mine wanted me to smoke some “weed” with him. Being naïve, I went along with it but was not too happy with my decision the next day. My misstep could have caused me to lose my position as student body President and even…
Washed by Living Water
Ki Tisa, When You Elevate, Take up Shemot (Exodus) 30:11 – 34:35 Melekim Alef (I Kings) 18:1–39 Matthew 9:35 – 11:1; Luke 11:14-20; Acts 7:35 – 8:1; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 Surveying streams in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon often made me hot and thirsty in the summer. Mapping a stream up to…
Here’s Your Sign
The word sealed in the New Testament comes from a Greek word that means “to stamp with a private mark” in the interest of keeping something secret or protected. In these last days, we are told that those who follow YHVH will be sealed. Will we know the identity of those sealed? Will we be the ones…