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I don’t think that I am alone when I say that as a child, I spent a great deal of time either dreaming that I was a superhero or wishing that I had superpowers.  Maybe it was the sign of a troubled childhood and was an expression of a desire to be able to escapeContinue reading “Where are the superheroes?”

In the passages that we are reading this week, we start to see the plan that is set out by GOD in His rescue of the Children of Israel. There are two sides to the story that we see here. The prospect of rescue from the slavery of Egypt has already been expressed to theContinue reading “Don’t lose hope!”

2020 was one of the strangest years that we have experienced for many years.  It is rare that the whole world is affected so completely and comprehensively. In fact, it could be said that the last time events were so widespread was probably WWII.  The only difference being with 2020 and as we have statedContinue reading “What do we need?”

“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes ofContinue reading “Judgment is more than just intellect”

During the 40 days from the 1st of Elul to Yom Kippur, Psalm 27 is recited daily. This is a wonderful Psalm. On this occasion the final line of the psalm stood out for me and it seemed worth sharing. The Hebrew looks like this:(Psalms 27:14) קוה אל־יהוה חזק ויאמץ לבך וקוה אל־יהוה׃ Hope to the LORD; Be strong and let your heartContinue reading “Teshuvah and Awe (Psalm 27)”

The events that we have seen recently in the U.S., particularly in Portland and in Washington DC, are not new phenomena in world history.  They are an inevitable result of the trajectory of empires unless they are drawn into other world changing events such as we saw in WW’s I&II.  The events that we areContinue reading “We have no King!!”