My own familiar friend Sometimes, when we repeatedly hear a story, we think we know the story. We can almost quote the scenes like an old movie, primarily a classic that your mother or spouse pulls out yearly. There is one story in scripture that should never be treated in this manner.... Continue Reading →
Traditions, Prophets, and the month of Elul
What is a tradition? Webster's dictionary defines it as an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (such as a religious practice or a social custom). How many traditions do we see our Messiah keeping? Plenty, but what happens when we begin to use the traditions as a tool for control or even... Continue Reading →
I Luz You and Almonds
Have you ever wondered how all the graves will open? Not when, but how? Will we come up out of the sea—the earth—an urn? Even the people who sharks have eaten? The graves will open on "that day." Bodies shipwrecked at sea—bodies waiting in pine boxes under the earth—and ash remains tucked inside urns will... Continue Reading →