How often do we seek the LORD’s counsel before we proceed with our plans? I wish I could say, “Woo-hoo! All the time!” Really, I wish I could…
Daily Word: Live “Large” or “Little”? Proverbs 16:8
Shabbat Shalom! Wealth doesn’t just happen in a vacuum. Even if someone wins the lottery or inherits money, it doesn’t mean they automatically…
Daily Word: Scary Bridges? Proverbs 3:5-6
It was after midnight. My future mother-in-love and I were driving back from visiting my future hubby, who was in Navy boot camp outside…
Daily Word: Strength to the Weary. Isaiah 40:29
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Gregorian New Year! This passage is directed as an encouragement—for Israel. Still, we can also be encouraged…
Daily Word: What’s His Name? Matthew 1:21
Shabbat Shalom! If you’ve been following my devotional blogs, you’ve seen that I use Jesus and Yeshua interchangeably. Jesus and the full…
Daily Word: May God Fill You with Joy! Romans 15:13
It is the eve of the holiday where millions—perhaps billions—of Christians celebrate the birth of the Messiah. Scholars differ on the actual…
Daily Word: A Different Perspective? Psalm 95:6
Some scholars believe Psalm 95 is part of a series of psalms (93, 95-99) called “enthronement psalms.” Written around the Babylonian exile…
Daily Word: The Greatest Gift. Ephesians 2:8-9
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah—or both—there are probably a few gifts in your future. Gifts we give. Gifts we receive. But one…
Daily Word: Or Olam—Eternal Light! Hanukkah! John 1:5
Happy Hanukkah! Don’t you just love the imagery and beauty of this first chapter of John. The last of the Gospels to be written (around…










