SUKKOT, JONAH AND THE DAY OF THE LORD
The Book of Jonah does not end with a tidy resolution; it ends with God’s probing question to the reluctant prophet: “Should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? Jonah 4:10‑11, KJV Jonah […]
THE NY TIMES IS AT IT AGAIN
A total Trump hater recently forwarded me another NYT Trump “hit piece.” I recieve them frequently. This person consumes anything that feeds his hatred of Trump and Bibi. The most recent hit piece was about Trump’s spending. You know Trump’s to blame for our national debt, right? As for budgets deficits and debt, here is […]
THE FLIP SIDE OF INFLATION
Intoduction The flip side of inflation may be that while cash loses purchasing power, assets gain it. We usually think of inflation as a burden because wages lag, savings shrink, and everyday costs rise. But for those holding stocks, real estate, gold, crypto, or other appreciating assets, inflation can create a different effect: it […]
FOOLS LIKE THOMAS FRIEDMAN
Iran systematically misled and exploited the expectations of those who believed it was fully complying with the JCPOA’s spirit and long-term intent, even if it technically adhered to many monitored limits in the early years. From 2016–Mid-2019, the IAEA repeatedly verified that Iran met core JCPOA limits on its declared nuclear activities: – Low-enriched […]
LONELINESS ISN’T JUST SAD
Lord Knows, Loneliness Isn’t Just Sad, It’s Downright Unhealthy. Yesterday a man named Thomas came to my house to test and fill a new propane tank. As he worked, he mentioned that he lost his wife about a year ago and kept her ashes because he didn’t want to bury her by herself. When I […]
COINCIDENCE OR PLAN
Coincidence or Plan: The Mystery of 50 Preface Last night I had the privilege of sitting in an Orthodox rabbi’s class on Kabbalah. He carefully walked us through what Kabbalah is and what it is not, and he did so with a clear pastoral concern for where certain paths can lead. A few years ago […]
PROPHECY HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
Proverbs 25:2—”It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” First I want to say that there is much more to this blog post than meets the eye. In fact, you would need to read and think about a couple of my blog […]
A Miracle Not to Be Missed: The Rolled‑Away Stone
Matthew 27:62-66— On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come […]
JOY
In this blog post I am examining the parallels concerning “JOY” in the Torah and what Yeshua (Jesus) says in the New Testament (NT). The most common word for “joy” in Hebrew is simcha (שִׂמְחָה). From a Hebrew (Jewish) perspective, “Simcha” (joy) is more than happiness; it is a deep, internal state connected to serving […]
HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
Genesis 12.1— the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. When God tells Abram to leave his father’s house and go to a land “I will show you,” He is not just changing Abram’s address; He […]