Jan 7, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) As I mentioned in the previous devotion, there is a place in the Judean wilderness that matches up perfectly...
Jan 6, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1216 that, by order of Pope Innocent III, a special badge was to be worn by all Jews in Europe. This was the first time that this edict had been handed down in the Middle Ages, but it wasn’t a new thing. It was something used by the...
Jan 6, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) Several decades ago, I made my first visit to the Holy Land. One of the many interesting sights we visited...
Jan 5, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 586 B.C. that news of the destruction of the Temple reached the Prophet Ezekiel, who was then in Babylon. In commemoration of this event, Judaism regards today as a fast day in connection with the destruction of the Temple. Fasting...
Jan 5, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. (Psalm 23:2-3) Sometimes life is not all about lush, green pastures and clear running streams; sometimes...
Jan 4, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
In 1951, Israel Zangwill, wrote about the emergence of the state of Israel, which had occurred in 1948. He said: “The land without a people waited for the people without a land.” It’s very simple, profound and thought-provoking. In just a few words he said a...
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