At the end of the Gospel of Matthew, as Yeshua was lifted up to heaven, he told his disciples to go and make disciples of everyone. This is known to many as “The Great Commission”, and Yeshua was, essentially, telling his talmudim (students, or in this case, disciples) that they
I have often written about how Christianity has idolized Jesus. In many of the different sects within Christianity, he is considered not just the son of God, but God, himself, and as such, he is prayed to; he is asked for healing, and he is considered to be the one
God tells Moses to go before Pharaoh and tell him if he doesn’t humble himself before the Lord then more plagues will come, the next one being locusts that will destroy all that the hail left behind. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the
I once talked about how the Bible is just a book when I was giving a message at the place I used to worship, and not only did I get some pretty passionate disagreements, but one person actually walked out on me. If you prefer to watch a video, click
What is “closure”, anyway? To many people, it means resolving differences; to others, it means getting retribution. For still others, it never comes. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. I looked up the word and here is one definition I think makes
The last time Moses talked with Pharaoh the Pharaoh decided to make the Jews maintain their quota of bricks, but did not supply the straw so they had to glean their straw all night, but still work all day making bricks. The people weren’t too impressed with Moses at that
Back from a week off, driving up to visit Donna’s family in Philadelphia. The drive was full of problems with traffic, taking us nearly 40% longer than it should have, but the trip, overall, was good and we enjoyed being with family. Now back to work. As far as the
Listen to the popular missionaries and attend one of the “mega-church” masses and what do you hear? All the wonderful things that God wants to do for you. So, nu? What’s wrong with that? I’ll tell you what’s wrong with that- it is backward. If you prefer to watch a
We come to the end of this book, the first book of the Torah. Here we read of Jacob blessing his children, adopting Joseph’s two sons as his own, and making Joseph swear to have him buried with his fathers, in Canaan. If you prefer to watch a video, click
The Torah readings this month are the story of Joseph, and as I am reading them, I am wondering why God decided, all the way back when he first spoke to Abraham, that he would enslave Abraham’s descendants for some 20 generations. Has this question ever crossed your mind, as