Through the prophet Isaiah, G-d asks a rhetorical question, “Can a nation be born in a day…?” Answering Himself with another question, “Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?’ says the L-rd.” (Isaiah 66:8-9) This is but one of many promises to...
The celebration of the Purim has a lot of contrasts, but that is because the Book of Esther is where history and prophecy meet, revealing the hidden hand of G-d moving in global affairs on behalf of all of His people. Esther is not just ancient history; it is not just...
There are several variations of George Santayana’s famous quote. He ob-served, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It was a major theme in his writing, and he also knew that when genuine facts of history are hidden, any lessons we could...
The recent Supreme Court rulings favoring faith-based morality and ethics are cause for great celebration but not for assuming the battle is over. One of first great moral wins announced by the Court was the decades long battle for reversal of the Roe v. Wade federal...
“Oh, say can you see.” Many of us begin to feel a lump forming in our throat at the first musical strains and hearing that phrase. The late Paul Harvey explained our reaction to the National Anthem. He said, “It is our song as an American.” As...
