Today’s Word

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Judge me, YHWH, for I have walked in my integrity; I also have trusted in YHWH; I shall not slide. Psalm 26:1   Slide – James has a Greek expression for this Hebrew word.  It was dipsuchos (two psyche).  Most contemporary English translations use “waver” for the Hebrew ma’ad.  But Hebrew is a tactile, phenomenological…
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Facing Forward

Judge me, YHWH, for I have walked in my integrity; I also have trusted in YHWH; I shall not slide. Psalm 26:1 Judge – David seems to make a very bold request.  Can we echo his words?  Are we ready to have YHWH judge us?  Can we claim that we have walked in integrity when…
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Creation 2010

In the beginning, God created . . . Genesis 1:1 Created – Today I received an email announcement for “Creation 2010 Supercamp.”  The advertisement said, “5 Fantastic Days. 14 Speakers. 20 Sessions.”  Even the meals are included.  But what caught my attention was the second headline.  It read “Battle for the Bible.”  Oops!  Just a…
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The Consequences

as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord Romans 5:21 Might Reign – Mark Seifrid makes an interesting observation about Paul’s tension between law and grace.  He points out that the same tension is found in the apocryphal literature of Paul’s time.  Paul’s…
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A Rabbi In The Writing

(as it is written, “A father of many nations have I made you”) in the sight of Him who he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Romans 4:17 Who Gives Life To The Dead – Suppose you wrote a letter of introduction to…
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Reading Backwards

Watch, that there not be one robbing you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 Traditions of Men – I remember as a teenager hearing this verse proclaimed as a warning against worldly views.  Forty years later,…
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