Although Chutzpah is a Yiddish word – not one of the Biblical languages: Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic – it is an important word for understanding the Biblical concept of faith. Chutzpah is a word that means audacity, gall, nerve, fierce determination, refusing to quit or let go even when you

Hineni (pronounced hee-nay-nee) is an important Hebrew word meaning “Here I am.” It is much fuller of meaning than the informal and casual poh (“I’m here”). Hineni connotes being completely present, completely available, immovably surrendered, yielded, having a readiness to do whatever is asked, etc. Hineni was the response of

“The Lord remembers us and will bless us”- Psalm 115:12 Sometime soon try this simple and powerful way of praying for people – offer people’s names up to God. If done out loud it might sound like the reciting of names at a memorial service, but the intent is different.

We Praise you God… Because there are things in our life and inside of us try to steal our joy, and our peace, and our confidence in you. We know God that if we don’t praise you, worry, fear, bitterness, and indifference will rush into the places in us that

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 God fill me with your Spirit God fill me with your love Help me to love myself Help me to love others Help me

The power of normal is a powerful force in any environment. What we perceive to be normal shapes what we wear, the way we talk, the way we arrange our day, the moral and ethical choices we make, our attitudes, and our expectations of life. In 1970’s America, people wore

It may come as a surprise to some people but Christians are not the only ones who read the Bible and not everyone who reads the Bible reads it the same way or through the same lens – far from it actually. Jews read the Bible – primarily what Christians

I met guy the other day who I thought had a very depressing job, a similar job to one I have had before, so I thought I knew from experience how depressing it was. The strange thing was though, that the more time I spent with this man the more

Jesus once said, “I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or

If you have ever flown on a commercial airline before you have heard this line. Before the plain takes off one of the flight attendants explains the emergency procedures. She or he explains that in the event that the plain looses cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down from the