Daily Devotionals

Life as an Open Book

April 11, 2018 - 12:00 am

“‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you. Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among … Read more…

The Secret to Love

April 10, 2018 - 12:00 am

“‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the LORD.’” – Leviticus 19:18 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we celebrate the modern State of Israel’s 70th Birthday. You can be part of this momentous … Read more…

See the Suffering of Others

April 9, 2018 - 12:00 am

For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life . . . – Proverbs 6:23 The year 2018 is important for Israel and the Jewish people as we celebrate the modern State of Israel’s 70th Birthday. You can be … Read more…

Over Our Heads

April 8, 2018 - 12:00 am

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. – Psalm 69:1-2 On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in … Read more…

Overcoming Nature

April 6, 2018 - 12:00 am

But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. – Exodus 14:29 A note to our readers: The Jewish celebration of Passover began at sundown March 30 and will be observed through April 7. During this time of Passover, we … Read more…

God Will Pass Over You

April 5, 2018 - 12:00 am

“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” – Exodus 12:13 A note to our readers: The Jewish celebration of Passover began at sundown … Read more…

How Free Are We?

April 4, 2018 - 12:00 am

“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.’” – Exodus 6:6 A … Read more…

Climbing Higher

April 3, 2018 - 12:00 am

“‘Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD.’” – Leviticus 23:16 A note to our readers: The Jewish celebration of Passover began at sundown March 30 and will be observed through April 7. During this time of … Read more…

Every Day Counts

April 2, 2018 - 12:00 am

“‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks.’” – Leviticus 23:15 A note to our readers: The Jewish celebration of Passover began at sundown March 30 and will be observed through April 7. During this time of … Read more…

This Holy Season

April 1, 2018 - 12:00 am

The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. – Psalm 18:2 During this holy season for both faiths, I wish my Jewish friends a blessed Passover, and to … Read more…