Christian nonfiction
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Learning to Love: Day 1
Like I promised, I’m going to repost the poems and devotionals from my book Learning to Love: A Collection of Poetry and 40 Daily Devotions. I posted them all on my blog as I wrote the book and took them… Continue reading
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Messiah: Sent on Your Behalf
The portion of Scripture I will cover in this post comes from the parsha reading Shlach L’kha (Send on Your Behalf), which was read this year according to schedule on June 13, 2026. The Torah portion covers the first spying… Continue reading
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When You Set up Your Light, Follow His Instructions
This portion covers some more instructions for the menorah, setting apart the Levites, for observing the Passover if you were unclean at the actual time of Passover, for how Israel followed the Shekinah through the wilderness, instructions for the silver… Continue reading
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I’ve Been Through the Desert with a Lion Who’s Named
This portion is called B’midbar (In the Desert), and it was read this year on May 16. Don’t worry, I will catch up! This portion covers the first census of Israel, the substitution of the Levites on behalf of the… Continue reading
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Rest and Freedom by His Regulation: Shmita, Jubilee, Israel, and Human Value
In this post, I will cover the Shmita and the significance of the latter blessing that will ultimately be found in Messiah, the Jubilee (or Yovel) and how that ties to both Messiah and the unfulfilled destiny of Israel, and… Continue reading
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The Day of Atonement, the Goats, and the Crimson Thread
I am super excited to get into this next Parsha, which is a double portion, Acharei Mot (After the Death) and K’doshim (Holy People), which was read in synagogues for April 25 this year. Jesus, as Messiah, not only fulfilled… Continue reading
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Going down to the River
Leviticus 12:1-13:59Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 Leviticus 14:1-15:33Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20 This Torah portion, scheduled for April 18, 2026, covers the laws for cleanliness and purification for women who give birth, for lepers, for diseased objects and homes, and healthy and… Continue reading
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Distinguish between the Clean and Unclean
As I catch up on the Torah schedule, my post for today is about Shmini (Eighth), scheduled to be read April 11, 2026. This portion covers the first sacrifice Aaron and his sons make to the Lord after being consecrated,… Continue reading
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God’s Everlasting Plan for Israel
Replacement theology says God has replaced Israel with the Church because they rejected the Messiah, that they are at best just like any other nation. The world apart from church theology says Israel is an evil baby-killing occupier guilty of… Continue reading
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The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering He Called for
I think this will be my last post on the Torah portion reading Vayikra, cited above. I really want to address the Haftarah too and how that related to God’s eternal plan for Israel and the world through Messiah, but… Continue reading
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