Category: Rollyn’s Reads

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…

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…

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…

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…