Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Bethany, a Safe Place

Where do you go when times are tough? Do you have a safe harbor? Let’s face it, even at this age I still go to mom. But I’m blessed to have a cadre of friends that also provide a place where my heart is safe. I can rest and be encouraged from what has happened…
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Hope and the Scarlet Cord

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. Psalm 62:5 David cries out for rescue in this Psalm and then recounts the ways God has already provided. He declares that God is the source of his hope. Our English dictionaries define hope as a feeling, but if we look further in our…
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Love’s First Use

Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Genesis 22:2 This is the first appearance of the word love in the Bible. In a book we often describe as God’s love letter to…
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Saving Daylight

Daylight savings time starts again this coming week. I have never understood why we have undertaken this practice. We don’t actually “get an extra hour” or lose one at the other end, we are merely shifting our template. Historical arguments range from productivity, energy savings and psychological preference, but our time structures are artificially imposed…
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