Today’s Word
Creative Discomfort
I have trodden the winepress alone. Isaiah 63:3 (A. Heschel translation) Alone – “It is not good for man to be alone,” but on some occasions it is essential. “Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for…
God’s Clock
Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 NASB Time – In the past, we’ve studied a lot about the idea of time. We’ve even looked at this verse with regard to the difference between chronos and…
The Fear of the Lord
And he said to the man, “One is the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom . .” Job 28:28 Rabbinic Midrash translation One is – What is yirat adonai? What does “the fear of the Lord” mean in your life? If the fear of the Lord is the foundation of all His instructions to…
What Is God Like?
And Elohim said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over . . .” Genesis 1:26 ISR Image/Likeness – God created you. You are the representation of His image and likeness. What does that mean? How are you like God? If you can’t answer that question for…
Joined at the Hip
“And a second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:39 NASB Is like it – Most Christians can recall Yeshua’s declaration of the two great commandments. They might not know that both come from Deuteronomy or that the first one is part of the daily Shema, but they know the…
Paradigm Perplexities (2)
“If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Isaiah 1:19 NASB Consent and obey – We love Isaiah 1:18, especially when we think it endorses rational debate. But I doubt many of us realize that this next…
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