The “Messianic” Wall of Weird #3

The “Messianic” Wall of Weird #3

If you ever watched the show “Smallville,” you probably know about Chloe Sullivan’s “wall of weird.” She collected stories of paranormal events induced by green meteor rock radiation on a big bulletin board. The “Messianic” Wall of Weird has the…

Hebrew Bible Roots

Hebrew Bible Roots

If you google “Hebrew Roots” the first search item is (as often) from wikipedia. It’s an article about the “Hebrew Roots” movement (aka, Hebraic Roots, aka Messianic but without the added word Judaism or Jewish). Whoever wrote the article called…

Transfigured People

Transfigured People

… as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. -Luke 9:28. In the future time the part of us that is stubborn and self-willed will be removed (or possibly we will…

The “Messianic” Wall of Weird, #2

The “Messianic” Wall of Weird, #2

You remember Chloe, from “Smallville,” right? She had this wall of weird — a place where she collected stories of the bizarre, things surrounding “meteor rock” (kryptonite) and its effects on people. In this week’s installment, I want to feature…

A Coke in the Restroom? Impurity and Torah …

A Coke in the Restroom? Impurity and Torah …

The opening paragraphs of chapter 4, “Ritual Pollution: Sin and Death,” from my upcoming YESHUA OUR ATONEMENT, to be released September 3, 2012. Some people think the laws of uncleanness (impurity) in Torah have to do with the idea of…

Atonement 101: Eight Kinds of Sin

Atonement 101: Eight Kinds of Sin

I’m having a writer’s frenzy of a summer. One of my books should be released by FFOZ in July or August. I’m working on a big freelance assignment due end of July. I starting a new place to make learning…

Isaiah 45, Every Knee

Isaiah 45, Every Knee

Turn to me, all the ends of the earth and be saved. I am Hashem and there is no other. Assemble yourselves and come, draw near you survivors of the gentiles. There is no God besides me, a righteous God…

The “Messianic” Wall of Weird #1

The “Messianic” Wall of Weird #1

Maybe you remember Chloe from Smallville (the fave Smallville character in the Leman house). She started the show as the high school newspaper editor. She collected happenings in Smallville related to the green meteor rocks (kryptonite) on a wall, called…

Ruth Blog: Gleaning, Corners, Holiness

New “extra insight” article at ReadingRuth.wordpress.com and translation notes now complete for seven lessons covering Ruth 1:1-2:13.

Shavuot, Remembrance and a Wedding

Shavuot, Remembrance and a Wedding

A terrible verse in Judges calls for our attention: “There arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel” (2:10). In one generation the people forgot why they came…