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I use God’s name, YHWH, often. While his name is used more than 6500 times in the oldest Hebrew Bible, it is rarely used in English translations. (The exception is Youngs Literal Translation (YLT).* In place of his name, titles are used. The most common are God or Lord, but the titles El...

I asked God, To ease suffering. He answered! I asked God, To end hunger. He answered! I asked God, To protect his people. He answered! I asked God, To bless my family. He answered! I asked God, To forgive my sins. He answered! I asked God, For world peace. He answered! “Where did you leave...

With election hype in full flower, what are our responsibilities to YHWH, especially in light of 1 Samuel 8. In that chapter, the people foolishly rejected God and demanded a King. Do we run that same risk by trying to elect a leader instead of trusting God? Just a couple of thoughts on...

First, cleave God’s word in half with a sword. This is the absolutely necessary first step. Separate the bible into two nearly equal half-loafs. Label one loaf “old” and the other “new.” It is then a short and easy jump to “obsolete” and “modern;” or perhaps “worthless” and “essential.”...

As a follower of Yeshua, I seek no apology from the International Olympic Committee or from Paris for it's abusive attack on Christianity. We all know that is what will happen and we rejoice and are glad. The people who deserve a sincere apology are the athletes. These people of all nations...

I recently heard a man make this statement: “If we do not worship God as He told us, then we are worshiping a false god”. I admit this made me uncomfortable; as truth often does. I am curious, what do others think about this statement?

I read the Bible some, but have yet to find the passage where God tells us what he did on that very first Shabbat. I’ll keep looking, but like to think he slept-in a little. He gets up in time for a mid-morning tee time and His best ever round of golf. He has a leisurely lunch and spends the...

Dry, dust blown patch of sand and scorched earth, Fallow and empty as long as recalled. Abandoned, unwanted, visited but rarely by lost, wandering shepherds, Rushing their flock quickly past, seeking greener pastures. Yet The Herdsman came and marked its boundaries, Erecting stone markers and a...

From: Casual Christian Comedy 2

You walked away from all you knew, So strong and proud and eager to begin, But you were soon broken, caught in the foul, Of deceit, broken dreams, and sin. It clung to your arms and weighted your legs, Every movement hampered and heavy, You struggle to gain your feet, at last To stand, shaky...

When YHWH delivered his people from slavery they were not holy. Gods people lived many generations in a pagan land. At best, they had some dim memory of a promise made to Abraham, but they were fully pagan. God then spoke directly to his people. What did they do? They built an idol and...

Have you ever asked why YHWH would place such importance on the Sabbath? It must be important; he announced it at creation and repeated this requirement many times. Indeed, when speaking from the top of the mountain, God spent more time explaining the Sabbath than any other commandment. Why...

Zachariah 9:5-8 (A Prophesy) …Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. (Philistine) Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted. 6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod, and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will take the blood from their...

My church home of 15 years has collapsed, literally and figuratively. It has fallen down. A once thriving church with 600-700 families in membership, perhaps the premier religious center of our community now sits empty and rotted, unfit for any human to enter. This happened very slowly, but...

Nehemiah 9:20 “You (YHWH) gave your good spirit to instruct them” This passage is a prayer of those who returned from exile. As they struggled to rebuild the Temple and God’s earthly city, they recalled the gifts God provides to his people. John 14:26 “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom...

In the First Testament, the sacrifice of animals was never intended as a means of salvation. Instead, there is a process established. First, the sinner must be aware of the sin. Without awareness salvation is impossible. God alone gives this awareness, and he gives it to whom he will. This...

One of the greatest and most successful accomplishments of the Prince of Lies has been to successfully cleave God’s word into two separate halves. No other accomplishment of his has yielded so vast a harvest or produced so ripe a fruit. On one hand, the very real revelation of God’s laws and...

Here are a few facts about the conduct of the American Government. (I have taken care to avoid conspiracy theories or unfounded information). The C-19 virus was produced and developed in a Chinese lab supported with funds from the US government Our government paid American scientists to...

She-ma Yis-ra-el Ado-nai Elo-hei-nu Ado-nai Ech-ad Ba-ruch Sheim K’vod Mal-chu-to L’olam Va-ed

I find this fascinating. Does the enemy really know what they are asking for? Deut. 11:24 Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.