Bible

  • 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
  • Learning to Love: Day 7

    A Man of Worth He reclined atop his marble chairWith wisdom in his eyes.The boy who gazed at himStood back in awe of his great size.He who looked as if with one clenched fistAnd one gripping handWould take his slightly… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 7
  • Learning to Love: Day 6

    Gifts If I had the wisdom of SolomonOr had the integrity of Joseph–Or Samson’s strength would be enough–If I had the valor of Gideon–If only I had the faith of DanielOr the authority of Elijah–Had I the discernment of Deborah,Eliezer’s… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 6
  • Learning to Love: Day 5

    The Lord, the Lord Give me a pillar or cloud of fireTo lead me night and day,Through light or darkness in Your wayAnd lift me to a level higher Than my own frivolity. Give me ears to hear Your voiceAnd… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 5
  • 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
  • Learning to Love: Day 3

    To Know My Lord Let me see Your complexion,Every freckle, every hair of Your face,Every curl of Your head if it is curled,Every twinkle from the deep eyes of grace.Let me remember the curve of Your chin,Your nose, Your cheeks… Continue reading

    Learning to Love: Day 3
  • 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

    Learning to Love: Day 1
  • 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

    Messiah: Sent on Your Behalf