Thank you! With the financial assistance of some readers, and with the reviews of others, I have been able to schedule a conference in El Salvador teaching up to 200 pastors about ezer kenegdo. Imagine the impact that will have on Latin churches and communities. This is just one way God will remove the great…
There is a time to act for God; set aside the Torah Psalm 119:126 (Heschel) To act for God – You won’t get this translation in the English Bibles. Most English Bibles, and a lot of translations of the Jewish Tanakh, read something like, “It is time for the Lord to act, for they have…
for there was joy in Israel 1 Chronicles 12:40 (Hebrew World) Joy – “Joy is not a theological category in the teachings of most religions and it is never discussed in handbooks of theology. Those who are overwhelmed by spiritual solemnity and are unable to forget that faith lives in a constant state of tension…
If you missed the discussion of the yetzer ha’ra, the nature of Man and the Talmud, and if you are working your way through the last few Today’s Word editions on this subject, you might want to listen to the lectures again. Go here to get connected.
but Rachel was beautiful and well favored Genesis 29:17 NASB Rachel – We know God doesn’t always choose the first. Jacob, not Esau. Abel, not Cain. Joseph. David. God’s choosing often crosses the boundaries of human protocol and expectation. We hold up these men as examples of God’s selection. But maybe we should hold up…
And He said, “Who told you that you were naked?” Genesis 3:11 NASB Naked – Perhaps the real issue in life is not guilt but shame. It is possible to deal with guilt. Atonement sets aside guilt. If we are guilty, the law tells us what must be done to recompense and restore. Sometimes we…
One of our faithful readers is Amy Gomes. You will remember her as the woman who, through her own assets and resources, built the first-ever school for disabled children in Ukraine. Amy does a lot more than that for kids who are otherwise ignored or left out of active society. Amy has asked to promote…
And He said, “Who told you that you were naked?” Genesis 3:11 NASB Told – Who told you? Who told you that there was something flawed in your world? Who told you that something is interfering with your enjoyment of just being alive? Who told you that you had a problem with God? Adam’s unspoken…
And He said, “Who told you that you were naked?” Genesis 3:11 NASB Who – It’s the question that doesn’t belong? It’s the question that only produces more questions but no answers. “Who told you?” Well, the conversation with the serpent doesn’t say a thing about nakedness. So if you thought Adam should have said,…
