Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Stand on my shoulders

Stand on my shoulders
It must be the greatest satisfaction of a teacher to say, I have taught you what I know, now go study with this other teacher. Or, like the rabbis, go make students of your own. The student that surpasses the teacher is a precious gem to the teacher. Can you imagine training Yo-Yo Ma, the…
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Remember Not

Remember Not
God does not forget. The Biblical idea of God remembering is that He takes action and intervenes in a situation. It reflects His movement. So even as we plead with God to remember us favorably, it occurred to me in reading Psalm 25 that the opposite is also true. David cries out for God not…
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He Calls You: Beloved (continued)

He Calls You: Beloved (continued)
This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10 God loved us from the beginning and His love is proven in His suffering. His love is not a reaction but an action. He sent His Love first.…
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God calls you: Masterpiece

God calls you: Masterpiece
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works … Ephesians 2:10 Traveling through an ancient city our group marveled at the ruins of a temple. Encircled by majestic mountains, it must have been an incredible sight in its day. Our teacher let us go on admiring for a while before interrupting our thoughts. We…
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