ISRAEL – GONE
The opening for two people on the Israel Tour in April, 2014, was gone in 30 minutes. Thank you. If you still want to go, I am sure Bob and I will be doing another trip soon. Skip
Israel Opening
As a result of a cancellation, there is an opening for a married couple to travel with the group to Israel, April 27 to May 7. The price is $2350 each person not including air fare and a few lunches. This opening will probably fill quickly so the first one to respond will have the…
Too Familiar
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV In him – We are so familiar with this verse that we probably never imagined it could be read any other way. But my friend John raised an…
Glorified
They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. Psalm 106:20 ESV Glory – Translators have added words of explanation to this verse. In Hebrew it reads: va-yamiroo et kevodam betavnit. The et identifies the direct object of the verb mur (to exchange). But notice that the direct object…
Happy Today
Happy those who keep justice, who do righteousness at all times. Psalm 106:3 (Robert Alter translation) At all times – “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it then your life will surely show it.” So…
The Biblical Kindle
You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2 NASB Nor take away – Moses’ statement makes it crystal clear that no one is to remove anything from God’s commands. …
IRENE Update
For all of you who have taken an interested in Irene, the girl from the South African white squatter camp, you know that our efforts to bring her to the USA were curtailed when she became pregnant. This last week, Irene delivered by Caesarian section a healthy, big baby boy. I did not have a…
Chain of Command
So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD had commanded him. Exodus 19:7 NASB Set before them – Until the revolution of the “new,” no one wanted to embrace a way of life that did not have a long legacy of success. In…
Child’s Play
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. 1 Corinthians 14:20 NASB Thinking be mature – So what about speaking in tongues? Ah, such a divisive question. Some believe this manifestation of spiritual ecstasy is an essential step in full fellowship. Some believe it…
