(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 40:7 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire—my ears You have opened—burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.Well, well, well!!! What have we here?  These ne...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 40:6 Many things You have done, Adonai my God—Your plans for us are wonderful—there is none to be compared to You! If I were to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to count!Go ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 40:5 Blessed is the one who put his confidence in Adonai, who has not turned to the arrogant, nor to those who fall into falsehood.This “blessed” is not that “blessed.”  This “blessed” is...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 40:4 He put a new song in my mouth—a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and trust in Adonai.Wait a minute… a “new song?”  And why wouldn’t we sing a “new song?”Just yester...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 40:1 For the music director, a psalm of David. 2 I waited patiently for Adonai. He bent down to me and heard my cry. 3 He brought me up out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire. Then...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,I continue a brief series prompted by Veterans Day, which was observed less than one week ago (November 11, 2025). I hope you remembered our heroes, living and dead, who have served or are...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,I remember a time I vindicated myself and was dissatisfied with the results. I had experienced God’s vindication several times before this, and I prayed, asking where His manifest appro...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 39:13 “Hear my prayer, Adonai, and listen to my cry—do not keep silent at my tears. For with You I am an outsider, a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 14 Turn your gaze a...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 39:11 Remove Your scourge from me. I perish by the blow of Your hand. 12 With rebukes You chasten one for iniquity and You consume like a moth what he finds pleasure in. Surely all humani...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 39:10 I am speechless, not opening my mouth—for You have done it.The Hebrew for “speechless” is “Ne’e’lam’ti,” meaning “I was mute.”  The Shoresh is “Alam” which has a diversity of meanin...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 39:8 And now, my Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. 9 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of a fool. Rabbi Trail:  In verse 8, King David asks the Lo...  Read More

Shalom,Yesterday, Jan and I had the opportunity to share a few highlights of our experience at the Illumination Conference held by Ken Fish’s Orbis Ministries in Nashville last month.  I promised to p...  Read More