Shabbat Shalom! This chapter is probably spoken at more Christian weddings than any other — and rightfully so. But I would argue it should…
Daily Word: The Unexpected Blessing. Matthew 5:4
Imagine, if you will, Jesus sees the crowds following Him. Like lost sheep that instinctively understand that this Man is their true Shepherd, they come…
Daily Word: Ouch! Matthew 3:8
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: 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: 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…
Daily Word: But What if They Hurt Us? 1 John 3:16
I wonder how the translators of the Bible — especially the Gospels and Epistles — all decided how the verses were separated and numbered…
Daily Word: Seeking Higher Things, Colossians 3:1
Did you catch that? Jesus sits at the right hand of His Father. There He intercedes — He prays on our behalf to His Father…
Daily Word: Putting Up with One Another? Ephesians 4:2
Okay, I am chuckling here. The translators’ use of “putting up with one another in love” is awesome. We all know folks that annoy us…
Daily Word: Becoming New. 2 Corinthians 5:17
We’ve all done it. A cringe-worthy act or hurtful words — things we wish we could take back. But we can’t. We can’t because those actions…
