Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Serving with Focus

But Martha was distracted with much serving. Luke 10:40 Martha was doing what she did best, serving and caring for those around her. She wasn’t doing anything wrong. In fact, we are told to serve others. Martha was just doing it at the wrong time. She felt she had so much to do that in…
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Don’t Miss Out: Those That Grumbled

And all the people of Israel grumbled. Numbers 14:2 The Israelites finally made it to the edge of this promised destination. They would have plenty of water and luscious produce and would stop their wandering. But alongside that was a land that would need to be conquered. It didn’t look like what they thought it would. And…
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Jehovah Jireh: The One who takes care of it

Isaac said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” Genesis 22:8 When Abraham faithfully followed God’s instruction to take his son and make him a sacrifice, he knew that somehow God would provide even if…
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Tell me what your eyes have seen

Even though I was born after WWII and the depression, those events still have much to teach me. I can learn best from those who actually lived it. By engaging with our elders, we hear them recount first-hand what happened. Questions can be asked. Scars can be touched. Lessons can be learned, … if we…
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