Learning Psalm 3:3 This weekend I’m in Halifax with my daughter, Grace. She’s attending Mount Saint Vincent University in the fall for a Masters in Gerontology. We reached out to a few local churches to try to find a room for her to rent and one church had five places to offer, so we’ve had… Continue reading Psalm 3:3
Month: May 2025
Ar’baim: FORTY in the Story
Forty: arbaim (Strong’s 705) from ar'ba. Root: אַרְבַּע (ar'ba, meaning “four”) Sounds like: ar’ba’eem This week we’re going to take a quick scan through the Bible and look at the number 40. Forty is often associated with testing and trials. The number shows up for the first time in Genesis 7 and 8 during the great… Continue reading Ar’baim: FORTY in the Story
Marah: The BITTER made Sweet
Bitter: mar/marah, adjective, (Strong’s 4751). Root: מַר When I think of the word “bitter”, my mind immediately goes to the first tongue twister I memorised as a child, titled, The Butter Betty Bought: Betty Botta bought some butter;“But,” said she, “this butter’s bitter!If I put it in my batterIt will make my batter bitter.But a… Continue reading Marah: The BITTER made Sweet
Sermon: God’s Courtroom
This week I was fortunate to be able to share a message at the North Tryon Presbyterian Church, in Prince Edward Island, my home faith community. I based the message, loosely, on the HWL blog posting, “Riv: I Plead my Case.” [Please note that, although I normally use the Hebrew name Yeshua in the blog… Continue reading Sermon: God’s Courtroom
Hebrew Word Lessons 