It’s SHROVE TUESDAY! This day gets its name from the word “shrive” meaning “to absolve” and marks the last day before the liturgical season of Lent, which is observed by an overwhelming majority of Christians during the 40 days preceding Easter. Like the Feasts of the Old Testament, it too is a prefigure of the […]
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The Bathing Beauty: Bathsheba
Behold, you desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. – Psalms 51:6 Among the genealogies of Jesus is a reference to one of five women who had a remarkable impact on the Messiah’s coming. One such woman is never recognized by her own name, referred to always as […]
Motivated By Love (2018 Verse of the Year)
Someone wise once told me how great Leaders often have no trouble inspiring others to live their best life, but motivating someone to actually DO IT depends entirely upon that person. And yet, the Apostle Paul tells us in his letter to the Hebrews we are actually to “think of ways to motivate one another […]
2018: Stepping Into the Fullness
One year ago, I decided to embrace a lifelong dream that would require discipline and perseverance to not let it drown because my feelings didn’t “feel up to it.” I set a goal to blog once a week for the entire year. A worthy goal, as in doing so it would give me more practice […]
(Guest Blog) The Man Who Wanted to Be Poor By Sudy Rosengarten
Art by Adele Steinberg Reb Eliezer Lippe trudged along the familiar path deep in thought. The buckets he carried brushed against the foliage and swung back hard against his sides. AThough people in the synagogue pitied him, he felt no shame bird perched on his shoulder, whistling for the crumbs that it knew would […]