MORAL REVERSAL
The theme of moral reversal—where societal values are inverted—is prophesied in biblical scriptures as a sign of judgment and end-times peril. Such warnings are found in both the Hebrew Tenach and in the Christian New Testament. Here are examples in each Isaiah 5:20: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put […]
LOVE YOUR FELLOW
Ahavat Yisrael (Hebrew: אהבת ישראל), often translated as “Love of Israel” or “Love of one’s fellow Jew,” is a fundamental mitzvah (commandment) in Judaism rooted in the Torah verse from Leviticus 19:18: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But, who is “your neighbor?” The key Hebrew word in the surrounding text is usually translated […]
CURIOUSITY THAT LEADS TO HOPE
I listened to an interview this morning by Sean McDowell of John Lennox about his most recent book which speaks of AI’s part in the “The End of the World.” I was struck by how their conversation related to my dream last night. I will read his book. You don’t need to be a Jew […]
AVOIDING REGRETS BY LISTING SINS IN ADVANCE
Is it better to sin and repent or to avoid sinning? Considering our sins effect others, I think the latter is better. On Yom Kippur, Hebrew prayers of repentance are said communally. Everyone’s sin effects the community. Thus everyone is accountable to everyone as well as God. Below is a list of sins read outloud […]
I WANTED TO SEE
One of the stops on our trip to Italy was to the Turin Cathedral (Piazza San Giovanni), known as the “Chapel of the Holy Shroud.” There is also a museum entirely focused on the facts and history of the aledged burial linens of Jesus. That is where I took the photo above. A Mystery within […]