Image: Could you read on a crowded train? President Lincoln was one of many lawyer-politicians. But Lincoln did not become a lawyer because he had his eye on a career in politics. Instead, Lincoln actually hung out a shingle, becoming a small business owner, a day-in, day-out lawyer for some twenty-five years, handling both civilContinue reading “Worship During Wartime: Moses Brings a Boring Message to a Distracted Audience. Numbers 28.”
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Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse. Leviticus 4:2.
“And what was the purpose of your travel today?” “Oh, we just walked across the bridge to do a little shopping in Mexico.” I was comfortable and relaxed talking to the Border Patrol. “Took a cab over to Rancho El Rey for dinner. You ever been there?” “Okay, sir,” he ignored my question. “Now ifContinue reading “Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse. Leviticus 4:2.”
Meat, Salt, Perfection. Leviticus 1:9.
Image created with A.I. (they are getting better quickly!). Last week I met my buddies Paul and Chris for lunch at Lupe Tortilla Mexican Restaurant. After I had dutifully chosen something with the word ‘vegetable’ in the name, Paul suggested the three of us share an order of beef fajitas for two. It was Paul’sContinue reading “Meat, Salt, Perfection. Leviticus 1:9.”
Reverse Engineering a Look at the Sacrifices. Exodus 29:1.
Orville Wright famously skipped kindergarten and spent a day hiding in a barn, where he took a sewing machine apart and then put it back together. Why? To figure out how it worked. In other words, a very young Orville Wright, one of the inventors of the airplane, was able to intuit a process weContinue reading “Reverse Engineering a Look at the Sacrifices. Exodus 29:1.”
SACRIFICES. Numbers 7:87-88; Hebrews 9.
(Picture generated by Artificial Intelligence.) Did you know that cultures all over the world use sacrifices? Many feel guilt and think if they sacrifice something they love, “the gods” will forgive. People have sacrificed fruit, grain, animals, even children. God implemented a sacrificial system in ancient Israel, including sacrifices of grain, oil, doves, sheep, goats,Continue reading “SACRIFICES. Numbers 7:87-88; Hebrews 9.”
INSPIRED BY SACRIFICE. 1 Corinthians 1:18,27.
Are you inspired by sacrifice? By soldiers who die for their country? By athletes who gut it out? By people who fast for enlightenment? These are great things; they should inspire. But sacrifices mean nothing until you accept the sacrifice of Jesus. Growing up in Manhattan in the 1950s, my uncle Bill was inspired byContinue reading “INSPIRED BY SACRIFICE. 1 Corinthians 1:18,27.”
Moses: Man of the Wasteland. Deuteronomy 34.
I was raised in a palace by a princess. Pharaoh was a grandfather to me. I ate the best foods, studied with the best tutors, owned toys and tools of the highest quality. I learned the sword and bow from the best. I spoke multiple languages, and wrote the first five books of the Bible.Continue reading “Moses: Man of the Wasteland. Deuteronomy 34.”
Job: A Great Father. Job 1:5.
What do think of when you think of dads? A man tossing his baby in the air? A daddy-daughter dance? Little league? Learning to ride a bike, use tools, do chores? What about Biblical fatherhood? Joseph adopted Jesus as his own, Abraham took Isaac to the altar and put God first. Jacob moved to Egypt—withContinue reading “Job: A Great Father. Job 1:5.”
A “TYPE OF CHRIST” (Have You Heard the Phrase?)
At the age of 147, Jacob is in his final days. He calls his sons to himself and blesses each one—although some of the blessings sound like curses as he notes their colossal failures. Jacob reserves the greatest blessing for Judah, which reads in part: “The SCEPTER will not depart from Judah or the STAFFContinue reading “A “TYPE OF CHRIST” (Have You Heard the Phrase?)”
Being the Right Person.
Someone once said, “Marriage is not so much FINDING the right person as BEING the right person.” That’s a timely word in a culture that views both marriage and careers as some magical romantic fantasy where the person or occupation perfectly fits your every trait, satisfies your every desire, and renders you blissfully happy foreverContinue reading “Being the Right Person.”
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