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

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

Intoduction   The flip side of inflation may be that while cash loses purchasing power, assets gain it. We usually think of inflation as a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Psalm 119:105—Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. The Bible is like a trail.  That’s how I’ve come

Deuteronomy 29:29—The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that

I didn’t think this up. Like other prophecies in the bible, they are hidden in plain sight. One needs eyes to see and ears to

I ended a recent blog post regarding pregnancy and the struggles over “chosing life” with a reference to the spiritual significance of the umbilical cord. A friend asked me

We are so caught up in our own lives that we don’t stop to really think and meditate on things that make a difference. That

Leviticus 17:11 ESV — For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make

There is so much talk in among Christians about the Israelites not being able keep the law. We are criticized for disobedience and we are

Today is the 2nd day of the 2nd month, Iyar. Beginning of Temple Construction: In some traditions, it is noted that King Solomon began building

Bashert at the Integra Dinner: Hearing Two Women, Hearing God Tonight I attended the annual Integra Pregnancy Services fund raising dinner. Two women gave testimony about the

“They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’  when there is no peace.”   — Jeremiah 6:14   A Truth Social Tweet of an AI Image

From Nicodemus to New Birth: Learning to Pray “Your Kingdom Come” For a long time I have struggled with how to pray. I know that

Genesis 4:7 – “Sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”  If we don’t rule over

Jews and Christians both celebrate the Passover, albeit in different ways. We both rejoice in freedom from bondage, albeit from different types of bondage. We

Judas Iscariot betrayed his beloved friend and rabbi, Jesus, for thirty pieces of silver. That’s the surface story. But the more we pay attention to

By the time one reaches chapter 20 in the Gospel of John, the apostle who also wrote the Book of Revelation, many signs and much

There is a notable scriptural and gematria connection between בוקר (bóker), “morning,” which carries a numerical value of 308 and חש (chash), a “listening silence,”