Mar 26, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psalm 34:1) Through the years, I have heard this verse sung, recited and proclaimed but seldom, if ever, have I heard it discussed within the context to which it is dedicated: A Psalm of...
Mar 25, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 561 B.C. that Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon and the conqueror of Jerusalem, died. Years before, Nebuchadnezzar had been told by the prophet Daniel that he, and by extension Babylon, was represented in a dream by a head of gold,...
Mar 25, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You. (Psalm 33:20-22) In keeping with the theme from yesterday’s...
Mar 24, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1451 that Pope Nicholas the Fifth issued a bull banning all social interaction between Christians and Jews. His motivation for setting this boundary was a fear that Christians would become Judaized. Indeed, any Christian who converted to...
Mar 24, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. (Psalm 33:18-19) When Messiah spoke to the congregation in Philadelphia, He offered nothing but approval and...
Mar 23, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day that two prominent events are believed to have occurred. The first is the dedication of the second Temple in 516 B.C; the second is the beginning of the consecration period for Aaron and his sons as they entered the priesthood. The latter is...
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