And He Shall Reign For Ever and Ever

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.  Genesis 49:10,  NASB This edition of Today’s Word is authored by Ian Hodge Shiloh – With the Passover almost upon us, these words of Scripture will ring…

Put the Men In Charge

Dispatches were sent to all the provinces of the king, to every province in its own script and to every nation in its own language, that every man should wield authority in his home and speak the language of his own people.  Esther 1:22  JPS Wield authority – One woman stands up against debauchery and…

The Once and Future King

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place – unless you repent.  Revelation 2:5  NASB Remember – Do you remember those days, the days when you first experienced the joy…

Guilt or Consequences

Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried.  Isaiah 53:4  NASB Griefs – Once more into the battle, my friends.  Unfortunately, this one will have to be complicated.  We are dealing with translation differences, midrash and motivation.  It will be a bit technical.  But I promise, in the end, it will be…

Wooden Exegesis (2)

 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.  By his wounds you have been healed.  1 Peter 2:24  ESV Tree – Despite our examination of Peter’s motivation, that is, endurance in suffering, the claim that Yeshua died on the cross for the…

Wooden Exegesis (1)

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.  By his wounds you have been healed.  1 Peter 2:24  ESV Tree –  (For the next few days we will dig into this verse about the cross.  The investigation will involve some technical aspects…

Amanda’s Story

Recently one of our community was called home.  During the crisis, you (all this community) helped.  Amanda wrote to me about your help. “Thank you wonderful community for the blessing I recently received.  In the midst of all the craziness with my mother-in-law’s illness and eventual death, one of our vehicles broke down.  Since we…