You know, we live in a world that has been cursed. Sometimes the ground is like brass, the sky often holds back its rain, and there are terrible weather occurrences, such as snowstorm Stella in the Northeast today. Last night as I was watching TV and thinking I had some
We usually think of a person who is forgiving as a compassionate, selfless being who loves people more than him or her self. Not really. Forgiveness is one of the most misunderstood emotions in the world; well, at least I think that. Why? Because we have been taught that it
This reading deals with the consecration of the Priesthood. It goes into great detail about the manufacture of the robes, breastplate, and how to consecrate the clothing, the person and the altar, including the altar for incense, with the blood of the sacrifice. The priests are consecrated for 7 days,
I think everyone who believes in God can agree that the greatest gift God has given us is salvation through the Messiah. Whether or not you believe Yeshua (Jesus) is that Messiah or not, salvation through Messiah brings us the eternal peace we all crave. But how many people are
I love reading Dear Abby because it gives me so much inspiration. Sadly, it is inspiration to write about the decrepit state of humanity, how misguided and faithless people are. But I write about it here in the hope that if just one person can be convicted of their lack
From this point on, except for Chapters 32 through 34 (the sin of the Golden Calf) the remaining chapters of this book deal with the construction of the Tabernacle and the articles in it. The Tabernacle is where God talks to Moses. His instructions were first to built the Ark, after
Huh? Whaddaya mean, “Forgiveness is only for the past?” Can’t I be forgiven for what I might do tomorrow? Am I s’posed to be perfect from this moment on? The answer is “Yes” to the first, and “No” to the second. The real question should be, “Am I forgiven automatically?”
If you are asking yourself, “What the heck is a ‘salvation gene?'”, I have to admit that I wonder about that, myself. And I’m the one who came up with the idea! The other day I was thinking (yes, it hurts when I do that) about what it means to
The Torah serves four main purposes: It is a Ketuba (marriage certificate) between God and the world, through the Jewish people, who are the recipients of the Torah It is a national constitution, outlining all the laws and ordinances that a nation needs to survive It is a covenant between
They say good always triumphs over evil, and love conquers everything. I believe that both are true, but only in a spiritual sense: in the real world, I have seen that hate can be stronger than love and evil often wins out. Sometimes evil does get what’s coming to it