Peter’s message to the masses was impressive. Using just a few of over 300 Messianic prophesies* (Joel 2:28-32; Psalm 16:8-12; 2 Samuel 7:12ff; Psalm 89:3; Psalm 110:1; Psalm 109:1) he proves to the crowds of Jewish people…
Daily Word: A New Heart? Ezekiel 36:26
Remember that old song, “What the world needs now, is love sweet love”? Hmm. I kind of agree, but to have a true sacrificial love, it takes a certain type of heart…
Daily Word: Scriptures Fully Equip? 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Shabbat Shalom! In today’s passage, Paul writes to his “spiritual” son, Timothy for the last time. Soon Paul will be martyred, and he wants to…
Daily Word: S or R? Galatians 5:23
Here’s that old confusing redemption and sanctification thing. Redemption means without our earning it, we are redeemed — justification. Because it is only by the grace…
Daily Word: The Art of Good Deeds, Jacob [James] 3:13
Does showing our good deeds — our good conduct — in the gentleness of wisdom look different than “ordinary” deeds? On the surface, probably not. But wisdom deepens…
Daily Word: Power in Weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9
Weaknesses are frowned upon in this world. Predators look for weakness. Opportunists capitalize on the weak. However, for those followers…
Daily Word: Requesting in Gratitude? Psalm 37:4
Shabbat Shalom! We all have desires, yes? I love that the translators used requests rather than desires. A desire is a strong feeling of wanting…
Daily Word: Snip. Snip. Snip. John 15:2
Have you ever seen a vineyard after it has been pruned? When we lived in northern California for five years, we would drive by vineyards after the pruning and those poor things…
Daily Word: I Don’t Understand. John 20:21
Shalom aleichem — Peace be unto you! Jesus has just entered a locked room three days after His brutal death on the cross. Why is the door locked…
