Category Archives: Holidays and Feasts

Simchat Torah: Joy of the Torah

Simchat Torah: Joy of the Torah
Every year around this time I am reminded how much of our Bible is made up by what we call the Old Testament. I’ve been reading through the Bible each calendar year for decades and it usually takes until October to begin Matthew. When I read the OT, passages can still surprise me as I…
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Together Apart

Together Apart
Many of us are celebrating Easter, Resurrection Sunday, alone this year. We are able to connect to our pastor’s message and the music electronically but those who would be sitting around us are not seen. They are there but not visible to us in any meaningful way. It makes me think of how we view…
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Passion Week: His Walk Alone

Passion Week: His Walk Alone
With the world in various levels of isolation today, a meaningful thread of Passion Week can be seen as Jesus makes a walk into aloneness. His week started out surrounded by crowds calling for His coronation and singing His praises. And the crowds that went before Him and that followed Him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son…
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Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14 I know there is a perfect peace that is coming, but I sometimes forget He came to give us peace now, here on earth. The angels declare the arrival of this Peace with the birth of the Christ child.…
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