growing up in a Messianic Jewish home I have come to love Israel. My writings always have a taste of Hebrew
A historically documented miracle. God fighting on behalf of his people. We must remember this. Those who trust in The Most High God must remember his victories among his called out ones. A small shepherd army defeating a trained multitude of armed soldiers. Soldiers hungry for blood and power. God proved himself strong on behalf … Continue reading The festival of victories
Today is Shabbat Mevarchim- “the Shabbat when we bless.” On the Sabbath before the start of a Jewish month/new moon, a blessing is recited to usher it in. Why, i mean why bother blessing the new month, before the new moon? Don't we bless and pray every Shabbat? Picture this: every day you wash the … Continue reading Shabbat Mevarchim
Within the Hebrew language exists a well spring of meaning. When we combine the Hebrew found in Torah with the message in the gospels we see revelations. We are better able to see these hidden meanings and mysteries in the bible. "The sum of Thy word is truth." Here is one such mystery found in … Continue reading Revealing the Door
The world around me without glasses or contacts is a foggy night, a blurry, desert mirage. I feel vulnerable, helpless and ignorant when I can’t see. Years ago I had an eye doctor who called me, ‘the village blind girl’. It doesn’t always occur to me, because I have corrective lenses, I’ve accepted my condition … Continue reading Blind Bartimaeus
A few years ago I was given a gift, an antique Haggadah. My Father purchased it at an auction. A Haggadah is a Jewish text laying out the order of the Passover meal. The silver covered book is ornamental, but functional. It was published in Jerusalem. It feels old and sacred when I hold it … Continue reading The Cup of Deliverance
Torah portion : Leviticus 14:1-15:22 In the portion Metzora, God speaks to Moses regarding the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. A leper was perhaps the most despised of all people. they were completely isolated, outcasts, rejected. Lepers were captive by their rotting flesh. They were putrid, and they could not … Continue reading Metzora “lepers”
The bible says, we love because he loved us first and those who have been forgiven much love much.” God uses our sinfulness to teach us about love. David, was not flawless, and yet he was intimate with God. God’s not looking for the perfect, but the passionate. Jesus’ contemporaries 'kept' the commandments to “code” … Continue reading SHEMA
In the beginning the earth was void- an empty space, a divot in the universe. God filled it, he filled it with life and light and flesh and breathe. And God made man. He formed his body from the dust of the earth. He brought forth an entirely natural being; filled him with God’s spirit, … Continue reading naphesh
even after 40 years, the wilderness was not their home, this barren thirsty valley of death and doubt, suffering and disobedience, is not where they would stay and it’s not where we will stay.
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