Welcome to the season of Elul 5786. Tomorrow at sunset, on the secular calendar's August 13th (Thursday) comes Rosh Chodesh Elul. Friday welcomes Elul 1. Our minds will begin to ponder this amazing new month called Elul. It is more than a new month. We enter a new season of meditations and ... Read More about ELUL 5786
A TIME FOR MAKING ALL THINGS NEW
ELUL 5785 Tonight (the new moon of Elul) begins the forty days of Teshuvah. Gail Landgraf’s book, Christian Meditations for Elul, can be used as a helpful devotional tool. It contains daily meditations for reading during the 30 days of this Hebraic month called Elul. This book was ... Read More about A TIME FOR MAKING ALL THINGS NEW
THE WISDOM OF ABIGAIL
A LAMP TO HELP OTHERS SEE Last week we discussed the fact that Abigail’s life displayed all of the attributes of God’s Holy Spirit. This meant that she kept her belief in God strong and passionate. To be so filled with God’s Holy Spirit on that side of the cross would have implied that Abigail ... Read More about THE WISDOM OF ABIGAIL
ARE YOU READY FOR TESHUVAH?
When Jane Hirshfield spoke of fall through her beautiful poem called “The Heat of Autumn,” she noted an interesting fact. She said “The heat of autumn is different than the heat of summer. One ripens apples, the other turns them to cider. “ This is a perfect illustration of ... Read More about ARE YOU READY FOR TESHUVAH?
ABIGAIL
Let's consider the characteristics of Abigail. There are many other worthy women of the bible. They all reflect many or some of the attributes of God’s Holy Spirit. I think of Mary, Ruth, Esther, Lydia, Sarah, Rachel, Rahab, Rebecca, Hagar and many others. All of these are amazing examples of ... Read More about ABIGAIL
NAVIGATING THE PARALLELS
There are a number of parallels to consider in the story of Abigail and David. Many of our favorite biblical characters appear to lead parallel lives to their ancestors. Have you ever noticed this? Often the same events from different stories of the bible occur in the same manner ... Read More about NAVIGATING THE PARALLELS
WHAT IS TESHUVAH? (Definition One)
WHAT IS TESHUVAH? John Keats called late-summer, early fall a season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness.’ His description is a lovely and accurate portrait of Elul and the season of Teshuvah. If I had to put my own words to the test, I would describe Teshuvah as "going home again." ... Read More about WHAT IS TESHUVAH? (Definition One)
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