The Gospels were told by storytellers. If you know anything about the traditions of Judaism, you’ll know that oral storytelling has a large part to play in the written Word we have today. Moses was a storyteller. He wrote the
What did Jacob’s Ladder look like?
I have always been fascinated with the story of Jacob’s magnificent dream of the “ladder” connecting heaven with earth. Honestly, I have read that story more than a dozen times and feasted on it all week long each year. The thought of
Honoring Your Parents When Choosing a Spouse
This week’s Torah portion is full of intense, and famous, Bible stories. Between Jacob recently deceiving his father, leaving the nest, dreaming of a heavenly ladder, and the “love triangle” between Jacob and Laban’s daughters, there’s more than enough drama.
New Wineskins in Yeshua’s Name
My mornings begin basically the same way each day. I wake up, usually assisted by my wife’s influence, and then before I do anything else I start to read from the Bible. I do this because it allows me to
Passing on a Legacy of Prayer to the Next Generation
“Calling on the Name of the Lord” is a skill that can take a lifetime to mature. In the Toldot, which means “generations”, we see how Isaac followed the example of his father only after he experienced life’s trouble on his own. Isn’t