Shalom,Psalm 35:14 I went about mourning as though for my own friend or brother. I bowed down dressed in black as though for my own mother.How low can you go?  This used to be asked of those doing the...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,“It’s football time in Tennessee,” shouts the Voice of the Vols into his radio microphone. Throughout America, fanatics (er, fans) gather for the Saturday ritual of playing the greatest sp...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,I’ve often prayed along the lines of Luke 2:52 for family members. In fact, I turned it into a scripture-prayer chorus. Trust me, the chorus is not for public consumption, but it is hel...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, my prayer kept returning to my heart.In our subject verse for today,...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}}, Psalm 35:11 Violent witnesses rise up. They question me about things I know nothing about. 12 They repay me evil for good—my soul is forlorn.The Hebrew word translated as “violen...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 35:10 All my bones will say: “Adonai, who is like You, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor and needy from one who robs him?”Rabbi Trail:  Before we enter into the seri...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in Adonai and delight in His salvation.As you can see above, our verse today starts with “then.”  When is “then?”  The previous five verses te...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 35:6 May their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Adonai pursuing them. 7 For without cause they hid their net for me, and without cause they dug a pit for my soul. 8 Let ruin co...  Read More

Shavuah Tov {{firstName}},Hebrews 12:1-2a Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,What manifestations of favor/grace were on the mind of the Apostles when they greeted believers? They pronounced a blessing of favor and shalom (grace and peace) over them. Why? What di...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 35:4 May those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced. May they be turned back and humiliated—those who plot evil against me. 5 May they be like chaff bef...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}}, Psalm 35:2,3 – Part 2Psalm 35:2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help. 3 Draw out also a spear and battle-axe. Stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul: “I am y...  Read More