My title today is a quote from our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, who was well known for his joie de vivre ‘exuberant enjoyment of life’. I’m tempted to think he might have had a [...]

…you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5 (ESV) Do you sometimes read a familiar passage and glimpse something new? Here’s a short video I saw recently: her cup overflows. What [...]

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalms 23:5 Have you ever wondered why in this text God doesn't destroy or [...]

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 NIV Blessed [...]

The Lord is my Shepherd {to feed, guide and shield me}, I shall not lack. He lets me lie down in {fresh, tender} green pastures. He Leads me beside the still and restful waters. He [...]

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul. Psalm 23:1-3a Psalm 23 drops us into a desert [...]

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you [...]

Dear Friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles , to abstain from sinful desires , which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of [...]

Transportation in the scriptures may have included animals, chariots, and boats, but the most common form of travel was by foot. Today, we can get from point A to point B in so many [...]

Pilgrimage: a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. In 1977, just one year after the infamous hijacking of Air France flight 139 from Tel Aviv to Paris, I started my two week [...]