Year: 2010

  • The Shema (7)

    And you shall teach them diligently to your sons, and shall speak of them as you sit in your house, and as you walk in the way, and as you are lying down, and as you are rising up. Deuteronomy 6:7 Teach Diligently – The intensive form of the Hebrew verb shanan means “to teach…

  • The Shema (6)

    And these words that I am commanding you today shall be on your heart. Deuteronomy 6:6 Shall Be – It looks like a command, doesn’t it?  When we read this verse, we think of the enormous task of putting these words, all of them, into our memory banks.  Seems impossible, doesn’t it?  In a culture…

  • Did You Know?

    Did you know that I am doing a series on Matthew (a class that meets every Sunday evening).  This is a verse by verse, word by word study of the Gospel, with lots of Hebrew background and thematic discussion.  You can listen to every session as a down load for free.  Just go here.  It…

  • The Shema (5)

    And you shall love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.  Deuteronomy 6:5 Heart/ Soul/ Might – If we are commanded to love God with all (kol) we’ve got, obviously that command affects the entire body of behaviors.  Rather than allow us to fumble around…

  • The Shema (4)

    And you shall love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.  Deuteronomy 6:5   All – “You’re so intense.”  I’ve often heard this back-handed compliment.  Maybe it’s true.  When you get me wound up about Hebrew thought, it might take a long time for me…

  • Hayah in Action

    I thought we might all find something important here. Hello Skip I just read day 12 and I know just what you are talking about…If you don’t mind, I  would like to share a  “hayah” experience of mine with you. One day a few years ago, I walked down the street to a neighbor’s house….