Category: Rollyn’s Reads

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. …

The instructions found in this week’s Torah study, including Ezekiel, and portions from Romans, Hebrews, and Galatians are rich in their instruction and understanding.   At first glance, I was thinking, “Where can we possibly begin?”  One would need a few months to dig deep into Acharei Mot and Kedoshim.  But in their meaning of “after…

The feast week of Unleavened is my favorite time of the year.  I always look forward to my wife’s flatbread, made with freshly ground wheat, white beans, oil, water, salt, honey, and a few herbs.  I love to toast it, then spread it with butter and salt.  Baking flatbread with my favorite pizza toppings is…

For many of us, The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened season is a time of reflection.  We repeat the story of preparing for the Exodus, protecting our homes with the blood of the Lamb, giving our leaven a rest, and partaking in the Body of Messiah.  We remind ourselves what this time is about…

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”  I John 4:18 How often do we think of fear being the concept of losing control? In our sinful state, loss of control means loss of power or control.  Sometimes fear is…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Have you ever had a person in your life that you would do anything for them?  Maybe you feel that way because they were there for you at your most vulnerable moment.  Maybe they are a person who knows you better than anyone else.  Maybe they rescued you from a catastrophe.  Or maybe you just…