Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Choosing Love

Choosing Love
Yes, this is the season for love. Romantic movies, candies and flowers abound. These are all great fun and can be meaningful in a healthy relationship. This kind of love, eros in the Greek, is a passionate, physical attraction. The word eros doesn’t occur in the Bible but we see an example of it in…
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Keeping ties

Keeping ties
The Eastern culture embracing symbols and pictures has lasted from Biblical times even to today. There is a high value on remembering, so they are surrounded with tokens, photos, even habits, to be reminders. We see this practice in the Bible as God told the Jews to wear tassels so they don’t forget to keep…
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Who are your heroes?

Who are your heroes?
Some friends and I are enjoying watching Lord of the Rings. In Tolkien’s epic drama, you will find complex and deep characters. Each are a mix of good and bad, noble intentions and moments of weakness (ok – maybe not Sam, but I’m partial to him!) We get caught up in the adventure and become inspired…
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In the Days of Herod …

In the Days of Herod …
In the days of Herod the king, Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Matthew 2:1 Most of us read this sentence every Christmas without giving it a second thought. But during Matthew’s time, this detail made a powerful point. Herod was a brilliant, wealthy king placed in power by Rome. But Herod wasn’t Roman. And…
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