Daily Devotionals
The Purpose of Wealth (New)
April 23, 2024 - 12:00 amThe real value and true purpose of wealth was not to be found in acquiring it, but in using it for good in the world. Read more…
An Act of Kindness
April 22, 2024 - 12:00 amIn the Exodus story, which we read every year on Passover, the Bible teaches us the power of a single act of kindness performed for someone in need. Read more…
Rest in God
April 21, 2024 - 12:00 amMy children will always have Shabbat…to rest, to stop, to recalibrate, and to refocus on what is truly important so that they can live meaningful, purposeful, godly lives. Read more…
The Bible’s Bitter Herbs
April 19, 2024 - 2:51 pmThe message of the bitter herbs on Passover is to remind us that only through suffering that we come to appreciate God’s redemptive power. Read more…
The Power of Words
Just as hurtful words can cause lifelong damage, so can kind words positively affect a person for life. Read more…
Dress for Others’ Success
April 18, 2024 - 12:00 amOur clothes shouldn’t be a way to exclude others or to make ourselves appear better than others. Rather than dressing for our own success, we should be dressing to benefit others! Read more…
Learning from Isolation
April 17, 2024 - 12:00 amWhile I wouldn’t recommend quarantine and have no interest in doing it again, the lessons that isolation taught me were valuable. Read more…
Kosher Words
April 16, 2024 - 12:00 amThis Torah portion warns us that we need to be mindful about what comes out of our mouths—our words must be kosher, too. Read more…
Beyond the Natural
April 15, 2024 - 12:00 amThe eighth day requirement teaches us the deeper meaning of circumcision. Circumcision represents going beyond the natural. Read more…
‘The Rock That Is Higher Than I’
April 14, 2024 - 12:00 amFriends, when we make mistakes, as we humans tend to do, don’t give into despair. Instead do as Adam did and pray as David prayed. Read more…