Jephthah, one of Israel’s judges, is remembered for a vow that ended in what seemed to be a tragedy. In Judges 11, he promised Hashem that if He granted victory over the Ammonites, he would offer as a burnt offering whatever came out of his barn (mistranslated as house) first to greet him. W…
"Losing hurts more than winning feels good!"
We all think we know the story of Jonah, the prophet who ran away from HaShem (God), got swallowed by a whale, and pouted when Nineveh repented. But now we are going to look at it from a Jewish perspective.
“If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do is to save every day ‘til eternity passes away just to spend them with you…”
Some hobbies or avocations do more than fill time; they create space where people can meet, laugh, and connect. Improv is an example of a living laboratory of connection. It's a brilliant art form that values inviting the nature of collaborative, spontaneous creation, in which performers acc…
Humans do not enjoy being told that God will judge every person, and one day we will meet Him face-to-face and give an account of our lives. This is not an idea created by Bible teachers to scare people; it’s a truth relayed from what God has promised in His Word. There are many strange opin…
The last of the High Holidays begins at sundown on Monday, and ends at nightfall on Tuesday.
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the release of C.S. Lewis’ book “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The first of seven, "The Chronicles of Narnia," was published in 1950, and originally intended for children. But as parents read it and the tales that followed as bedtime stories, …
Meet the Bike Elves. When doctors said “Alzheimer’s” to Brian Reece at 56, the road ahead seemed to vanish. He left his job. Confidence fell. Hope thinned. Then an old bicycle rolled into his garage. He fixed it with one quiet act of mending, and something in him clicked back into place. Wit…
Each autumn, right after the solemn fast of Yom Kippur, the Jewish people enter into one of the most joyous times of the year — the Feast of Sukkot. Known in Hebrew as Z’man Simchateinu, “the Season of Our Joy,” Sukkot is both a celebration of God’s provision and a prophetic picture of His p…
I remember having an interaction with someone seeking my professional help. After our visit, they asked where I was from and hearing the name of my country of origin, they asked if I was Muslim. Their response on hearing my affirmative answer was “I feel sorry for you.”
