prayer

  • Learning to Love: Day 14

    The Master Gardener My God’s the Master GardenerWho created the world.He fancied flowers, said His say,By which His dreams unfurled.The grasses grew, the bushes bloomed,The Spirit moved the leaves.The Gardener fathered the fruitAnd He supplied the seeds. The spot where… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 14
  • Learning to Love: Day 11

    Constancy and Change When the sun’s fire pounds on the earthThen rises back from the roadAs I wipe sweat from my brow, When the cicadas play their fiddlesIn the dewy grassAfter dusk has arrived,I seek You.When the sand squirms between… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 11
  • Learning to Love: Day 10

    Resurrection Had you not lived the perfect lifeTo die for our sins through Your strifeThen risen from the dead,Oh where would mankind be instead?Every deed and everything would beNothing more than vanity.No sun nor moon in its full scopeWould we… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 10
  • Learning to Love: Day 9

    Romans 8:31 When daily troubles flood my lifeRemind me of Your deeds,And show me Your sweet promises.You are all I need.When gales and winds blow through this world,Teach me flexibilitySo I can bend and may not break,Because You are all… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 9
  • Learning to Love: Day 8

    Sanctification The Lord is glorious and mightyShining on His holy hill.He is all-powerful and sovereign.Each of His words He will fulfill.Nothing escapes His divine knowledge.No one can withstand His will.Let every facet of my beingBe refined by Your holy fire.Test… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 8
  • Korah: Our Negative Example

    The Torah portion I will cover in this post is Korach (Korah), scheduled for June 20 this year, the Biblical passages cited at the top of this page. In Korach, we have the rebellion of Korah and his followers, their… Continue reading

    Korah: Our Negative Example
  • Restitution, Jealousy, Vows, and Blessing

    The next portion of Scripture in the reading schedule is Naso (Take), which was read this year on May 23. The Scripture is cited above for your convenience. I suggest you look at the Scripture first before reading my post,… Continue reading

    Restitution, Jealousy, Vows, and Blessing
  • 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

    Distinguish between the Clean and Unclean
  • 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

    God’s Everlasting Plan for Israel
  • 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

    The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering He Called for