Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

New eyes

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you. Ephesians 1:18 I often ask God for eyes to see, meaning I want to see His perspective, see the world as He does. The lens of God’s heart is big,…
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Imago Dei

God created mankind in His own image. Genesis 1:27 We are the imago Dei, the image of God. After God created the animals, He created man. It is only humanity that He declares is in His image. This likeness doesn’t refer to our bodies – the animals have a physical body. Or to our brain…
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In the Name of God

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. Psalm 118:26 I grew up in the era of crime shows where the police would shout out “stop, in the name of the law!” Officers probably rarely shout that in real life but the idea…
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Halak – To Walk with God

The Hebrew word halak can mean to walk, to go or to move. It is used in all of these ways in the Bible but most prominently referring to our spiritual walk. It refers to a lifestyle or way of living. The first use in that sense is in Genesis 5 stating that Enoch walked…
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