by Jeremy | Dec 27, 2019 | Sabbath Thoughts
I’m not a Greek scholar. I should probably start with that before I get too far into writing a blog about ancient Greek verb constructs. I don’t speak Greek, I can’t read Greek, and I don’t pretend to have the foggiest idea of the proper way to...
by Jeremy | Dec 20, 2019 | Sabbath Thoughts
Standing before the burning bush, commissioned by God to bring the children of Israel out of their oppressive servitude in the land of Egypt, Moses had a question: Who do I say sent me? “Then Moses said to God, ‘Indeed, when I come to the children of...
by Jeremy | Nov 22, 2019 | Sabbath Thoughts
The Feast of Tabernacles is a time to rejoice. For the Jews of the first century, there was no bigger celebration than Simchat Beit Hashoeivah—literally, “the rejoicing of the place of the water-drawing.” The Talmud goes so far as to say, “He who has...
by Jeremy | Oct 4, 2019 | Sabbath Thoughts
Guys, being a Christian is hard. I mean, maybe that’s just me. But I don’t think so. I think we’re all on the same page here. It is hard to consistently do the right thing. It is hard to consistently keep ourselves away from the wrong things. I was...
by Jeremy | Sep 27, 2019 | Sabbath Thoughts
The efforts to rebuild the temple hit quite a few roadblocks. Some of those roadblocks were external—sabotage from neighboring troublemakers, political tension with foreign powers, and the constant possibility of ambushes and skirmishes from those who saw the temple...
