Thou Shalt Not Commit Murder!

We're starting the week off on a sobering subject, and today I'm talking primarily to my California friends, and to those of you who have family and friends in California. The Bible is very clear about life and death. God was the creator of life and He's for it! Take a look at Deuteronomy 30:15-16, …

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Applying the Lessons from Holocaust Remembrance Day

On April 27, Israel commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Israel, it is a somber day, marked by the 2-minute sound of sirens throughout the country which calls the entire nation to literally stop whatever they are doing and remember those lost in the Holocaust. It is definitely and exclusively a Jewish thing, but are there …

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Do You Know What Day it Is?

Happy New Year, friends! No, that didn't come out of left field...today is actually the beginning of a new year on the ancient Hebrew calendar! While most of the world celebrates January 1 as New Year's Day, and Jews declare Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) the beginning of the civil new year, God appoints time …

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She will Call His Name Immanuel…God with Us

Merry Christmas, dear friends! Over the next three days I invite you to lean in with me to the heart of Immanuel, He who promises to be with us. We'll not dig deep, but will meditate together on the fullness of that special night when Christ our Savior was born. Join me on the journey! …

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