Category: Faith and Christianity

There is little question that today's reading begins with a high point in the Bible. Deuteronomy 6 contains: Shema Yisrael (or Sh'ma Yisrael; Hebrew: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל; "Hear, [O] Israel") are the first two words of a section of the Torah, and is the title (better known as The Shema) of a prayer that serves as… Continue reading Deuteronomy 6; Psalm 89. – Isaiah 34; Revelation 4.

If you look at the seven churches in these two chapters you can imagine they are in the form of a circuit, with the whole book being passed on from church to church. So even though the content is directed specifically to these seven representative churches, both all these and other churches and even those… Continue reading Revelation 3 – The last three churches

Today's reading, June 1st, begins with this retelling of the Law which we read in Exodus 20. I thought I would try to build a table of the Law using Excel on my iPad. I've had some trouble with this in the past, but it seems the latest version is pretty user friendly both in… Continue reading Deuteronomy 5; Exodus 20 – The Law Given

It might be easiest to start with today's last reading and examine first the context. As each of the four churches are addressed, John makes it clear that it is not he himself that is passing on the message but he whom he has just heard and seen in chapter 1. Rev 1:11  Saying, I am… Continue reading Revelation 2 – False Teachers…