Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Snippy

Snippy
I don’t always respond well if someone hurts me. It’s tempting to not only stop the wrong, but to declare judgment. I feel free to make a defensive point and indulge a sharp response. David, it seems, fell to the same temptation. When Saul was chasing David in order to kill him (1 Sam 24),…
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Touch of Faith

Touch of Faith
… she touched the fringe of his robe.  Luke 8:44 There was a woman living in Capernaum that had been bleeding for a long time. Her bleeding made her unclean, which meant she wasn’t allowed into any gathering. She couldn’t even be touched. Can you imagine not being touched for 12 years? Her physical and…
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Look and Remember

Look and Remember
And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord.  Numbers 15:39 Have you seen the commercial on being average? It says “average has a memory problem” and the man in the ad finds himself continually forgetting to exercise. Makes me laugh, maybe because I can…
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Under His Wing

Under His Wing
My yard has had a variety of winged visitors this summer, from hawks and hummingbirds to dozens of varieties in between. I love sitting on my patio in the mornings peacefully watching and listening. The Hebrew word for wing is kanaf. It appears all the way back in the first chapter of Genesis when God…
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