Have you wandered about the Barnes and Noble store lately? Once you get past the Starbucks (only place in the world you can get a good $2.00 cup of coffee for $7.00) and all the kids sitting in the aisles reading, you will see the Self-Help section. You can find
This section of the Torah is where we see the judicial, or penal code, side of the Torah. Torah doesn’t mean “law” but is properly translated more as “teachings”, and is a multi-faceted book. It is a Ketuba (marriage certificate), a penal code (as we see in this parashah and
In the Seventies, the big spiritual saying was, “I found it!”, meaning (of course) Jesus. There was also at that time a big resurrection (no pun intended) of Messianic Judaism, which has continued to grow. At that time, being Jewish, not caring, but still having been brought up being taught
One of the things I like about living in Florida is that I can ride my bike nearly every day. It’s during these times, when I am in prayer (as much talking to God as I am asking Him to keep me from being run over by the rush hour
I believe, and have had it confirmed by others, that God has given me a gift for teaching. My mother was a teacher, so I learned some of how it’s done while still in the womb. Her sister was also in teaching, as a Vice-Principal. My older sister is a teacher with
Back from a week off, having been cruising around the Caribbean with Donna. We celebrate our anniversary this way, with the special day being finished with a fancy dinner, in a fancy restaurant, on a big ship somewhere in the Caribbean. It used to be we went there from a frozen
The sea is turned away, Pharaoh’s army is destroyed, manna comes from heaven, rocks give forth water, and millions of quails appear from an empty sky. Even with all this, not to mention the 10 Plagues that have just happened and 400 years of slavery are over, the people still
Most of the times I get some inspiration from the Ruach. I know that I am inspired when I get positive feedback from you all out there in cyberspace. Then, other times, I got nothin’! Today, for example- no ideas; no inspiration; Nut-N-Honey! And yet, as I am writing this,
Are you under attack? Do you think the Enemy is trying to get you to do things that will separate you from God? If so, that is actually a good thing, isn’t it? I mean, if you are getting so close to God that the Enemy sees that as a
What are the two taboos? Never discuss religion and politics, right? That’s what we are told, and it’s good advice. The reason I say they are two too many is because when God created everything, His original plan was that there would be only one, non-taboo discussion: Him. The governmental