Toil and Tears

Blessed are those whose way is [a]blameless, who walk in the Law of the Lord.   Psalm 119:1  NASB Blameless – The Hebraic world knows no systematic theology.  That’s a Greek invention.  What it knows is the lived reality of God’s interaction in the everyday world of men and women.  The Hebraic world doesn’t have creeds or hard-and-fast doctrines…

Instagram Generation

Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!  Psalm 1:1  NASB Blessed – A few days ago I taught English classes to two groups of 16-year-olds in a local Italian high school.  I didn’t spend much time on…

But It Isn’t Greek

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”  Matthew 5:3 NASB Blessed are – Perhaps you’ve read my book, The Lucky Life.  If you haven’t, I forgive you.  But you should.  Because you will discover that Yeshua didn’t teach these lessons in Greek. Yes, of course, they have been transmitted to us in Greek, but…