I Dare You To Move
But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. (Psalms 3:3) King David wrote those words during one of the many troubled times in his life. His own son, Absalom, was … Continue reading →
Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Review
Last year my wife and I went to a local theater for a live performance of “The Cotton Patch Gospel.” It’s a musical by Tom Key and Russell Treyz with music and lyrics by Harry Chapin, based on the book … Continue reading →
Shammai and Hillel
In the New Testament narratives, we are often presented with religious leaders identified by the terms Sadducees and Pharisees. Both were part of Second Temple Jewish life in the time of Yeshua, yet they had very different views on certain … Continue reading →
Create In Me A Clean Heart
One of my favorite worship songs is “Create In Me A Clean Heart” by the late Keith Green. The words for this song are taken directly from Scripture out of Psalm 51. In fact, the credits on his 1984 album … Continue reading →
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz concentration camp, the largest of the Nazi death camps, was liberated by the Russian Red Army. The complex of more than 40 concentration and extermination camps was located in occupied Poland during World War … Continue reading →
The Apocrypha for Believers in Yeshua
One of the most well-known Jewish celebrations can’t even be found in the Hebrew Bible. Of course, I’m talking about the Feast of Dedication, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. The events being remembered occurred about 165 BCE, long after the … Continue reading →
Eth CEPHER Review
Eth CEPHER Publisher: Cepher Publishing Group LLC. When I first decided to look at this, I expected to see just another sacred-name Bible with an agenda. While that description partially describes this book, I was pleasantly surprised to find so … Continue reading →
O God Our Help In Ages Past
Here is a beautiful hymn written by Isaac Watts almost 300 years ago. The lyrics are based entirely on Psalm 90 and were composed at a time when the songs sung in church services were almost always the actual words of … Continue reading →
Is It Bible, or Not?
How many of the common sayings we hear are found in the Bible? If so, do you know where? If not, do you know where they come from? Here is a list of just a few – see if you … Continue reading →
The Blindness of Jacob (Israel)
Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see (Genesis 48:10a NKJV). For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own … Continue reading →