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Micah 3:1-3 3 Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice, 2 you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones; 3 who eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin and break their bones in...

I turned on the TPUSA Halftime Show hoping to see some wholesome family entertainment. The first three performers met my expectations; then came Kid Rock. He blasted unto the stage in an uncontrolled frenzy, running around making wild gestures. He was screaming some unintelligible words that...

This was posted on social media today. They claim 49k followers on X with 5 million YouTube views. I would enjoy hearing opinions on this, I've made mine clear. Hey friends! Our ########## ministry has begun mapping out areas where "Torah-observant" Christian movements (aka Hebrew Roots...

I recently came to understand that the concept of a redeeming personal savior (Yeshua) does not appear anywhere in the First Testament. It is a concept that first began appearing about 300 years after the First Testament was completed. The concept held by the ancient Jews for millennia was of...

The story of Adam and Eve eating from the tree of knowledge is confusing. It is most frequently stated that the fruit gave man the ability to judge good and evil; yet this is contradictory to the story. It is clear man was told not to eat from the tree much earlier. Both Adam and Eve knew it...

There is a passage in Psalm 95 that says if we do not know God’s ways, we will not enter His rest. I have been studying the sabbath and trying to understand what God really says. For your amusement and consideration, I submit the following thoughts. Genesis 2:3 God then blessed the seventh...

With a very limited exposure to the ancient Hebrew, I did learn there is no Hebrew letter that translates to our letter “J.” That sound was not spoken. Joshua in the First Testament was actually Yehoshua in the original language, the exact same name we now call Jesus. This is where it gets...

This was posted this several years ago so I apologize if anyone finds it redundant. I just love this alternative view of the Nativity: I love a child. But she is afraid of me, so terribly in need of help. For she is hungry; her cheeks are sunken to the bone; but she knows little of food, less...

There is now but a limelight faded and dim, No audience comes to hear a faint voice. Gone now is fellowship with lost comrades and pals, While study is lonely in a flickering glow. But the basin did come to test my resolve, With the calloused feet of the one I love most. Where year after year...

This is one of my first attempts at writing, it's now nearly 50 years old. You know, Lord, how I serve you with great fervor in the limelight. You know how earnestly I speak for you at a club meeting. You know how I effervesce when I promote a fellowship group. You know my genuine enthusiasm...

I have often wondered if our lives could possibly be events in God's mind. I recently found this article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15325395/theory-consciousness-near-death-experience.html To summarize the article, a physicist is suggesting that consciousness, rather...

Twice in my life I believe God spoke directly to me. The first was many years ago, the second was this past week. I have a next-door neighbor who is reclusive. We have been friends for 25 years. He is an unmarried bachelor and a devout Christian. We would meet doing outside chores and...

Some people, called by God, have a burning passion for a deeper and more personal relationship with God. As David so eloquently wrote, “As the hart panteth after the waterbrooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” These people are not satisfied with a casual relationship with their creator...

I recently read an “Inspirational Quote”: “If God showed us the whole journey, we’d never take the first step.” God has blessed me with enough years and experiences to understand the pain behind that quote. That was my first reluctant response. Further consideration led me to...

I not sure if this is brave or stupid: While researching Jubilee for an earlier post I stumbled across this comment from a Catholic web site: “By fulfilling certain conditions, including prayers, a pilgrimage, or acts of charity, Catholics can receive indulgences, which reduce or eliminate...

I have been taught from the beginning that “The Jews” never kept the Torah Jubilee Laws of Moses. The explicit and implicit message is they refuse to surrender comfort and wealth, even for YHWH. This reinforced a very old anti-Semitic stereotype. I eventually grew skeptical of this claim; the...

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While writing and speaking in defense of the First Testament; one criticism comes up every time. It supposes that the God of the first Testament is angry and judgmental, and He has been replaced by the kind, loving, and gentle Yeshua. This statement contradicts the very words of Christ...

There is an interesting example of how understanding the First Testament enhances our understanding of the Second. This example involves our “afterlife.” (Although God would probably call it our “True Life”). The people of the ancient middle east, both Gentiles and Hebrews, had very little...

These are selected passages from the Prophet Jeremiah, Chapter 2. The word of the Lord came to me: ”Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem (The Nation’s Capital): “This is what the Lord says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the...