You have to admire John the Immerser [a.k.a Baptist]. He never pulled any punches. Yet, this tiny clause of his comment to the Pharisees and Sadducees is filled with hope…
Daily Word: Hear the Siren? Jacob [James] 1:22-24
This is a meaty passage. My takeaway is that I have a choice to be a doer of God’s word or only a hearer.A doer will try their best to live out His word, while a hearer feels good — or convicted…
Daily Word: Just Checking In. 1 Thessalonians 3:3
Shabbat Shalom! This epistle/letter is one of Paul’s earliest. It appears from the context of 1 Thessalonians that he addresses newly converted non-Jews…
Daily Word: Exploring the Gift? John 14:26
Shabbat Shalom, dear chaverim [friends]! Have you ever meditated on today’s verse? Really thought about what Jesus is saying to us…
Daily Word: Peace with Everyone? Hebrew 12:14
Are we to have shalom — peace — with everyone? It is interesting that this verse is tucked within instructions on how to accept discipline from God, our Heavenly Father…
Daily Word: Too Busy? Psalm 46:11[10]
It’s difficult to be still sometimes, isn’t it? Especially with demands and deadlines and challenges that never seem to end. As we enter a new year, these initial days and weeks…
Daily Word: Even the Little Stuff? Luke 16:10
This verse is so powerful. Essentially Jesus is invoking the “Golden Rule” — “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” (Luke 6:31) –and expands on it in the pericope…
Daily Word: Rooted to Bear Fruit? John 15:5
Lately, I don’t have much of a green thumb. I’ve done well in rooting philodendron branches in a glass of water. And, I’ve gotten pretty good at transplanting them…
Daily Word: Food that Nourishes? Isaiah 55:1-2, TLV
We know these verses have nothing to do with food or drink. When God talks about the basics of life — food, drink, home, work, rest — there’s always a deeper message…
