The Ten Days of Awe – Celebrating Rosh-Hashanah. “The Lord Yahweh said to Moses, ‘Tell the people of Israel, In the seventh month the first of the month is to be for you a complete rest for remembering, a holy convocation announced with blasts on the shofar…” (Leviticus 23:23). The Spiritual New Year for Jewish …
The Ten Days of Awe – The Big IF of Forgiveness. “IF you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (Matthew 6:14-15). The Big IF. Sometimes our eyes just skip over small words in Scripture when we are reading in a …
Observing the Ten Days of Awe – Reconciliation and Shalom. A crucial aspect of celebrating the Ten Days of Awe is making amends with others, whether you have hurt someone or someone else has hurt you. Reconciling with others if there are any relationships that need to be repaired is a necessary activity during this …
The Ten Days of Awe – The Jewish Roots of Forgiveness in the Hebrew Bible. “Who is a God like you, who pardons (“nasa”) sin and forgives (“waober”) the rebellious acts of his special people? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will trample …
The Ten Days of Awe – Celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days. “Seek the Lord while He lets Himself be found. Call upon Him while He is nearby. Let the evildoers abandon their ways, and the sinful ones banish every evil thought. Let them turn to the Lord, and He will have merciful compassion on them. …
The Ten Days of Awe – Why Study the Jewish Holy Days and Biblical Feasts? “These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the LORD, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.” (Lev. 23:2). Why Bother? Doing a deep-dive into the Jewish High Holy Days begs the question… Why even bother with celebrating the …
Awestruck: How the Brain is Affected by Awe. “Lord Yahweh, there is no God like You! You are wondrously great, and Your name is mighty in power. You are unrivalled in Your greatness! Who can fail to be impressed by You, King of the nations. It is completely proper to reverence You, for who could fail …
Awe-Inspiring Words from Saints Luke, John and Paul. “And the believers were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to community life, to the breaking of bread in common meals together, and to prayer. And everyone kept feeling a deep sense of reverent awe (“phobeo”); and many wonders and miracles were taking place through …
Awestruck by Jesus. “At once the healed and forgiven paralytic stood up in front of all of them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God. And they were all seized with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were awestruck and filled with fearful reverence (“phobeo“), saying, We have …
Awestruck Heroes: The Prophets. “Lord Yahweh, there is no God like You! You are wondrously great, and Your name is mighty in power. You are unrivalled in Your greatness! Who can fail to be impressed by You, King of the nations. It is completely proper to reverence You, for who could fail to stand in …
Awestruck Hero: Solomon the Teacher. “Lord Yahweh, there is no God like You! You are wondrously great, and Your name is mighty in power. You are unrivalled in Your greatness! Who can fail to be impressed by You, King of the nations. It is completely proper to reverence You, for who could fail to stand in …
Awestruck Hero: David. “Lord Yahweh, there is no God like You! You are wondrously great, and Your name is mighty in power. You are unrivalled in Your greatness! Who can fail to be impressed by You, King of the nations. It is completely proper to reverence You, for who could fail to stand in awe …