Altered States

So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali. Genesis 30:8 NASB Mighty – What a tangled verse! Avraham Weiss translates Rachel’s statement as “I wrestled with God and prevailed.” But you won’t find that in English. Instead, English translators interpret elohim…

What Matters Most

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,   Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Personal interests – Paul…

What Greeks Hate

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,   Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Humility of mind –…

Two Prayer Requests

Rusty Ward, a faithful supporter of At God’s Table, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.  As many of you know, my dear friend John Baldwin died earlier this year from the same disease, so Rusty’s request for prayer has a special impact on me, and I am sure all those who knew and loved John….

The Great Causality

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.  And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all…

An Explanation of Leviticus (2)

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Selfishness – Ah, it…

An Explanation of Leviticus (1)

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Do nothing – Is…

Israel Tour 2016

Bob Gorelik and I will conduct one tour in 2016.  As I mentioned in the past, it will be different than any previous tour we have done together, from the perspective of what we will see, where we will go and what we will teach.  This tour has LIMITED SPACE and will close as soon as the…

Then the End

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then young bulls will be offered on Your altar. Psalm 51:19 NASB Then – Return of normal. That’s the result of confession, grief, suffering and forgiveness. How does David know that he will not die, that God’s mercy will prevail over…

Oops! Blood Moons and Shmita

So now that it’s over, what do you think they will say?  Ah, I mean, is The Blood Moons likely to stay on the best-sellers list?  Did something significant happen in Israel (and we just didn’t hear about it)?  Or are we now going to run around looking for some significant (according to us) event to claim…