The Holy Combination

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. Psalm 89:14 NASB Lovingkindness and Truth – Imagine God riding on the clouds, the Ancient of Days approaching. Are you transfixed? Awestruck? Afraid? Ready? What precedes Him? According to David’s hymn of praise, we see hesed ve’emet. The NASB translates…

The World to Come

“For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.” Isaiah 64:4 Nor has eye seen – “Every prophet only prophesied for the days of the Messiah; but as for the World…

Assistance for Guardian Angel

I need a favor.  You may be aware that there are several negative reviews of my book Guardian Angel circulating on the web.  Art Cox, a minister in Illinois, offers a critical video sermon.  I have written to him to suggest he invite me to his assembly for a live debate, but I have never had…

The Inner Form of Poetry

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. Psalm 23:2 Hebrew World He leads me – Such a familiar verse requires much more careful examination. It’s just too easy to breeze past these still waters, imagining that there isn’t much more to the sentence than its obvious imagery of…

China Images

The Heavenly Temple (Beijing) God’s Floating Pans Air Conditioned Barber Shop Shanghai in the Clouds My Street (this is the Jewish Quarter in Shanghai) The Master Teaches Rainy Day Explosion They Place Heavy Loads Standing Room Only Who Has the Power?

The Self-Help Bible

For the LORD is a sun and a shield, the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 ESV Walk Uprightly – The Bible is the world’s only guaranteed self-help book. There are lots of competitors, of course. Just browse any bookstore online or in…

Your Tent

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 NASB Tent – David’s choice of ‘ohel (tent) might be considered typical. After all, the word is used 340 times in…