For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 To live – Sometimes the whole thing is just too much to capture in comfortable words. That’s when you need to shout it out! You need a spiritual explosion; a mood-altering impact word that grabs the emotion, not just the idea. But…
And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with this hand; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying, Acts 21:40 Hebrew Dialect – The single greatest impediment to understanding the words of the New Testament authors is our…
Maybe this email I got from Melanie captures what a lot of the community feels. Skip “Those of us who came out of the traditional Church need to hear and understand the exegetical methods and understand about interpretive problems and all things along those lines, Skip. I have found that even after practicing a Messianic…
I just got this email from one of our own. Dear Skip, We just discovered that the breast cancer I had 5 years ago is now in my bones. We are having tests today at Mayo to see if it has spread to either liver, lungs or brain. We’re having difficulty in reading material as…
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Head – Oh my, what difficulties this verse can cause! So much confusion, misapplication and down-right persecution can be traced to a…
I am sending this to all readers because I want to be sure I am providing material that the entire community can use. I’ve noticed in the last few weeks that fewer people are adding comments. Perhaps this is my fault. I have been writing about some pretty difficult stuff – exegetical methods of rabbis,…
Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 Therefore – “Therefore” means that as a result of something previously explained, the following happens. Therefore, “therefore” is a very important word. Without it we will not know why a man (iysh)…
Volcano Crater – Guatemala (Patrick knows all about this one)
“and if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” Genesis 4:7 At The Door – “The exact moment when the human being becomes endowed with the evil impulse was discussed by Antonius and R. Judah the Prince, and the decision…
St. Mark’s Cathedral, Venice
