Repent, therefore, and return, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:19 NASB Return – We know the word for repent. It is a word that means to change your direction. In Hebrew, it means distress that causes us to act…
I will extol You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Psalm 145:1-2 NASB Every day – How does the Twelve Step phrase go? “It works if you work it.” Defeating the yetzer ha’ra…
Not exactly what we expected, is it?
“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24 NASB Worship – Please notice a rather odd thing. Yeshua was not giving instruction to the woman at the well in Greek. He was probably speaking Hebrew or Aramaic. In either case, the word he used was not proskyneo…
I am glad to announce that I will be teaching on three Sunday evenings in July at the Winter Garden First United Methodist Church, the past home of many enjoyable sessions covering Matthew, Ruth, Genesis, etc. On July 5, 12 and 19 at 6PM at the church, we will gather for discussion (and some great snacks)….
True instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many back from iniquity. Malachi 2:6 NASB True instruction – It doesn’t take much to discover that “true instruction” is really torat ‘emet, the Torah of trustworthiness. It also doesn’t…
Ethical Angst in the West On August 6, 1945 the West entered into a new era of politics. On that day “Little Boy” fell on the city of Hiroshima, instantly killing at least 66,000 people and injuring an additional 69,000. These figures represent more than 50% of the total population of the city. Nagasaki followed a…
“For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My Name is great among the nations. And in every place incense is presented to My Name, and a clean offering. For My Name is great among the nations,” said YHVH of hosts. Malachi 1:11 SRI Among the nations – Perhaps it’s time…
“Make a Deal”: an assessment of Ian Bremmer’s analysis of the Iran nuclear deal published in TIME magazine, Vol. 185, June 15, 2015. Ian Bremmer argues that the fear that Iran will use approved nuclear programs for extremist military jihad is unfounded. The points of his argument are: Most of the extremists are Sunni Muslims…
