Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Following Jesus: Learning Patience

Following Jesus: Learning Patience
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there will My servant be also. John 12:26 Sometimes I find myself in a hurry. There’s never enough time to accomplish what’s on my list (and there never will be.) Our culture tends to reward that kind of attitude. Keep moving, go faster. After all, you…
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My God and King

My God and King
God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. Psalm 47:6-8 The Bible firmly portrays God as King. But what does that mean today? What am I suggesting when I call Him “my King?” The role of…
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Thoughts of God’s Thoughts

Thoughts of God’s Thoughts
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!    How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. Psalm 139:17-18 The thoughts of God are yakar – precious, weighty, valuable. That is established throughout scripture. But as I’ve read this particular verse in several translations, I notice two different…
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Jonathan, a supporting character

Jonathan, a supporting character
 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” The two of them made a covenant before…
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