It is not very often that Easter Sunday immediate follows the Passover Seder. This year the Seder is Friday evening, and so this Easter is particularly special. The weather, though, has been weird, and today it is cold and rainy. As I was driving today, running some last-minute errands, I was reminded of a new […]
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Passover: As Though I Myself Was Delivered
Yes, I’ve been writing a lot more than usual. These past few days I’ve been feeling such joy and peace in our wonderful Lord Yeshua (Jesus). Perhaps it is the time of year? I will try to space my posts in the future, but today is the evening of Passover, the beginning of my favorite […]
Passover Meditations
Car washed? Check. Laundry done? Check. House straightened up? Check. Cat sound asleep between computer screen and keyboard? Check. Oh, wait, it’s Passover… did I get rid of all the leaven in my house? Hmmm. Can I claim the Fifth Amendment? My answer will incriminate me. One of the greetings here in Israel is, have […]
Only in Israel
So there I was in the store, getting gasoline… I’d decided to pay cash so I went into the mini-store to pay in advance. After filling up I went in to get my change. I wanted to wish the clerk a happy Passover or Easter, but had no idea which she celebrated and didn’t want […]
Getting a Handel on Things
Nope—for a change I did not spell “Handel” wrong. You see, the highlight of my past week was going to hear Handel’s Messiah in Hebrew! It brought back so many memories, particularly of my college days. I remember being part of a large choir and singing, despite the desire to weep tears of awe at […]