Signs, Symbols, and Significance: Ordinary Time – The Fall Feasts
The Jewish New Year is not the same as how the rest of the world celebrates the January 1st New Year, with parties and revelry.
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Aug 195 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Ordinary Time continues…
We are living in days of uncertainty and not-so-ordinary. This week in Israel, thousands gathered at the c to PRAY on the 9th of the...
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Jul 304 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Ordinary Time – preparations for a new year, part 2
Currently, summer is in full swing, and the humidity is rising! Even rain does not dissipate the humidity! I am certainly thankful for...
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Jul 163 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE Ordinary Time – preparations for a new year
Scriptural time is rooted in the Christ event—when Jesus came to earth. His birth is the fulcrum from which time is calculated both backward
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May 224 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Still counting the Omer…
This is about the mid-way point of counting the Omer. It’s not too late to start if you haven’t already!
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Mar 183 min read
SIGN, SYMBOLS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Purim and Palm Sunday
This year, Purim falls on Palm Sunday. This seems strange and a bit odd to me, but I have been thinking about what the two might have in...
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Feb 273 min read
SIGN, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Lenten Practices
How is your Lenten season going? Even if you have had a difficult time getting started, it’s not too late! In my last blog, I mentioned...
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Feb 143 min read
SIGN, SYMBOL, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Ash Wednesday and Lent
Ash Wednesday is being recovered in many Protestant churches today. The significance of the ashes and the cross are historical. “In the...
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Jan 252 min read
SIGN, SYMBOL AND SIGNIFICANCE: Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 is a significant day in history. It is the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. In honor of the 6 million Jews...
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Jan 153 min read
SIGN, SYMBOL, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Ordinary Time
The celebration of Epiphany is over, and we now settle into a short season of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the few weeks between...
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Dec 21, 20233 min read
SIGN, SYMBOL, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Christmas and Hanukkah
The anticipation has reached its conclusion! Christmas is finally here! The signs and symbols of Advent blend into the significance of...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
SIGN, SYMBOL, AND SIGNIFICANCE: ADVENT
A new church year has begun! It is the season of ADVENT. Many Christians and churches misunderstand what Advent is all about and,...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
Signs, Symbols, and Significance: End of Ordinary Time
The end of the church year is now completed with Sunday, November 26th, as Christ the King Sunday. We seem to be seeing prophecy unfold...
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Oct 28, 20232 min read
Signs, Symbols, and Significance: Ordinary Time – Extraordinary times
Dear Friends, On October 7, 2023, Israelis awoke expecting to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, a day of rejoicing and...
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Oct 9, 20233 min read
Signs, Symbols, and Significance Ordinary Time – Simhat Torah
Simhat Torah is the celebration of the completion of reading through the Torah this past year. It is a most joyful celebration that falls...
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Ordinary Time - Dangerous times?
What do we do when storms happen, either anticipated or when we are blind-sided? Where do we turn?
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Jul 24, 20235 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE: Ordinary Time – time for preparation
Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty little maids in a row. Sometimes...
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Jul 3, 20233 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND SIGNIFICANCE, Ordinary Time – time for growth
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. Gen 2:9a The whole...
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Jun 21, 20233 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE- BONUS! On Becoming A Farmer
Several months ago, I saw a post on Facebook that included a picture of a beautiful ear of corn. It was much more colorful than the...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SIGNIFICANCE, Ordinary Time Musings
The past few weeks have flown by and been so busy! How about you? Feel like ‘Where did the time go’? I certainly found myself caught up...
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