Month: November 2009

  • Clavos

    sino uno que ha sido tentado en todo como nosotros, pero sin pecado. Hebreos 4:15 Ha Sido Tentado – Los clavos no son usuales. ¿Lo sabías? La mayoría de los criminales no son clavados a una cruz. Solo eran atados a un poste. La muerte por crucifixión no sucedía por la tortura de la clavada…

  • Graduate Degree

    “I have finished the work which You gave me to do.” John 17:4 Finished – I love Oswald Chambers’ work. Years before most of us had any idea about the Hebrew worldview, God’s spirit of insight and wisdom invaded this man’s consciousness. He speaks like a rabbi. His articulations of biblical truth resound with Hebrew…

  • Man As Metaphor

    And God said, “Let us make man in our image; according to our likeness.” Genesis 1:26 According To Our Likeness – De’mut is the Hebrew word translated “likeness.” It is a feminine noun. Tselem, the word for “image,” is a masculine noun. The text makes it quite clear that both words apply to the God-carrying,…

  • Quién Da La Orden/ Quién La Recibe

    Y dijo Dios: Hagamos al hombre a nuestra imagen, conforme a nuestra semejanza; Génesis 1:26 A Nuestra Imagen – ¿Qué significa el relato de Génesis cuando dice que los seres humanos fueron hechos a la imagen de Dios? La pregunta ciertamente ha permanecido al frente de innumerables tratados teológicos. A través de los siglos, la…

  • Order-Taker/Order-Maker

    And God said, “Let us make man in our image; according to our likeness.” Genesis 1:26 In Our Image – What does the Genesis account mean when it says that human beings are made in the image of God? That question has certainly been at the forefront of countless theological treatises. Over the centuries, the…

  • Biblical Maslow

    “I delight to do Your will, O my God; yes, Your Torah is within my heart.” Psalm 40:8 Delight – Hebrew has more than one word for pleasure and delight. Whenever we find more than one word for the same concept, we are challenged to discover the differences. Just as there are many words for…

  • Maslow Bíblico

    Me deleito en hacer tu voluntad, Dios mío; tu Tora está dentro de mi corazón. Salmos 40:8 Deleito – el hebreo posee más de una palabra para placer y deleite. Cada vez que encontramos más de una palabra para el mismo concepto, enfrentamos el reto de descubrir las diferencias. Así como existen muchas palabras para…

  • Cultural Imperatives

    Today I received an email (forwarded) that contained some pictorial representations of the Passion story.  At the end was this message: All you have to do is: 1.   Simply pray for the person who sent this message to you: Lord, you know the life of _________. I ask You to bless him/her in all things and make him/her…

  • Desperado

    And out of the ground YHWH made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. Genesis 2:9 Pleasant – When I visited the Prado in Madrid, I saw Titian’s painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden. You can see it here. You’ll notice that Titian does not…

  • Desperado

    Y el SEÑOR Dios hizo brotar de la tierra todo árbol agradable a la vista y bueno para comer Génesis 2:9 Agradable – Cuando visité el Museo del Prado en Madrid vi la pintura de Titian sobre Adán y Eva en el Jardín. Puedes verlo allí. Notarás que Titian no representa al tentador como serpiente….