What is your favorite story trope? Hero’s journey? Mistaken identity? Love lost–love found? One of my favorite tropes is books about books. Stories where books are an important part of the setting …
Daily Word: 3 Ways to Let Your Light Shine. Matthew 5:16
Matthew 5-7 is what is typically known as the “Sermon on the Mount.” What our Messiah did is give a master’s thesis of the Torah, yet He…
Daily Word: Walk it Out. 2 John 1:6
The writer of these epistles — most likely the apostle John — is addressing real concerns within the local communities of believers in the…
Daily Word: Thinking of You. Philippians 1:3
Shabbat Shalom! The Apostle Paul had a special relationship with the kedoshim — the saints — of Philippi. They supported him and weren’t…
Daily Word: Heart and Mouth at Their Best? Romans 10:10
Chapter 10 of Romans is part of Paul’s fascinating insights into the Jewish and non-Jewish perspective. Paul was one of the most…
Daily Word: Stop the Guessing Games! Luke 12:40
Well, we went through another round of “The rapture is coming on XXX date. I have a couple of pet peeves and if what I say next, offends you…
Daily Word: Don’t Waste a Moment… Jacob (James) 5:16
Our context from today’s verse is the final written words of Jacob, Yeshua’s half-brother. [BTW, his name wasn’t James. Long story.]…
Daily Word: Wise Giving? 2 Corinthians 9:7
You’ve probably felt that moment. The moment where you know what to give — whether money or time or a physical item — and the peace you…
Daily Word: Why I Don’t Study Proverbs. Proverbs 1:7
Shabbat Shalom! Don’t study Proverbs? What? Terri doesn’t believe in studying Proverbs? Yep. My dear friends, this verse is one of the…
