Faith Foundations: Is God All Powerful?

 

Dr. Todd Baker answers the question:
Is God all powerful?

Faith Foundations/Is God All Powerful?

Our Jewish Roots

(March 31, 2022)

Faith Of Our Mothers: A Women's History Month Tribute

 

"Godly womanhood...the very phrase sounds strange in our ears.
We never hear it now.  We hear about every other type of women:
beautiful women, smart women, sophisticated women, career women,
talented women, divorced women.  But so seldom do we hear of godly women-
or of a godly man either, for that matter.

We believe women come to fulfilling their God-given function in the home than
 anyplace else.  It is a much nobler thing to be a good wife than to be Miss America.
It is a greater achievement to establish a Christian home than it is to produce a
 second-rate novel filled with filth.  It is a far, far better thing in the realms of morals
to be old-fashioned, then to be ultra-modern.  

The world has enough women who know how to be smart.  It needs women who
are willing to be simple.  The world has enough women who know how to be brilliant.
It needs some who will be brave.  The world has enough women who are popular.
It needs more who are pure.  We need women, and men, too, who would
rather be morally right than socially correct."

-Reverend Peter Marshall Sr.
(1902-1949)
Scottish-American preacher
Twice appointed Chaplain of the United States Senate

Pilgrim Mother Monument*
Plymouth, Massachusetts 

Photograph courtesy/ Flickr

Faith of our mothers, living still

In cradle song and bedtime prayer;

In nursey lore and fireside love,

Thy presence still pervades the air:

Faith of our mothers, living faith!

We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mothers, loving faith,

Fount of our childhood's trust and grace,

Oh, may thy consecration prove

Source of a finer, nobler race;

Faith of our mothers, loving faith,

We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mothers, guiding faith,

For youthful longing, youthful doubt,

How blurred our vision, blind our way,

Thy providential care without:

Faith of our mothers, guiding faith,

We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mother, Christian faith,

Is truth beyond our stumbling creeds,

Still serve the home and save the Church,

And breathe thy spirit through our deeds:

Faith of our mothers, Christian faith!

We will be true to thee till death.

"Faith Of Our Mothers"

(1920)

Arthur Bardwell Patten

(1864-1952)
American Congregational minister
and hymn writer

*Behind this statue, which honors the brave women who
sailed to the new world onboard the Mayflower, is this inscription:

 "They brought up their families in sturdy virtue and
 a living faith in God without which nations perish."

I Think When I Read That Sweet Story

 I think when I read that sweet story of old,

When Jesus was here among men,

How He called little children as lambs to His fold,

I should like to have been with them then.

I wish His hands had been placed on my head,

That His arms had been thrown around me,

And that I might have seen His kind look when He said,

"Let the little ones come unto Me."


Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go,

And ask for a share in His love:

And if I thus earnestly seek Him below,

I shall see Him and hear Him above.

But thousands and thousands who wander and fall,

Never heard of that heavenly home;

I wish they could know there is room for them all,

And that Jesus has bid them to come.

In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare

For all who are washed and forgiven;

And many dear children shall be with Him there,

For "of such is the kingdom of heaven."

I long for the joy of that glorious time,

The sweetest and brightest and best,

When the dear little children of every clime

Shall crowd to His arms and be blest.

"I Think When I Read That Sweet Story"
Jemima Thompson Luke
(1813-1906)
English hymn writer
and missionary

The Story Behind The Song

In Her Own Words

"Having been recalled home, I went one day on some missionary business
to the little town of Wellington, five miles from Taunton, in a stagecoach.
It was a beautiful spring morning; it was an hour's ride, and there was no
other inside passenger.  On the back of an old envelope I wrote in pencil
the first two of the verses now so well known, in order to teach the tune
to the village school supported by my step-mother, and which it was my
province to visit. The third verse was added afterward
 to make it a missionary hymn.

My father superintended the Sunday School in which we taught, and
used to let the children choose their first hymn. One Sunday the children
started their new hymn.  My father turned to his younger daughters
 and said, "Where did that come from? I never heard it before."

"Oh, Jemima made it," they replied.  Next day he asked for a copy, and
sent it, without my knowledge, to "The Sunday School Teachers' Magazine".
But for this it would probably never appeared in print."

In regards to her composition, Mrs. Luke added, "It was a little inspiration from
 above, and not "in me" for I have never written other verses worthy of preservation."

-Jemima Thompson Luke
Courtesy Hymntime.com

Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat & Pastor Carl Gallups : Is Prophecy Still A Gift/ What About All The False Prophets Out There?

 

An interesting discussion on the gift of Prophecy.

 Is it still relevant in our world today?

Zev Porat & Carl Gallups

Is Prophecy Still A Gift/
What About All The False Prophets Out There?

messiah ofisrael

(March 29, 2022)

Dave Hunt : A Woman Rides The Beast

 

A special prophetic message for our times from beloved
brother in the Lord and Christian apologist Dave Hunt.

A Woman Rides The Beast

The Berean Call

Monday Meditation: For I Shall Yet Praise Him

 

"Why art thou downcast, O my soul?

And why art thou disquieted within me?

Hope thou in God;

For I shall yet praise Him,

Who is the health of my countenance,

and my God."

(Psalm 42:11)

East Coast Sunrise

(New Jersey)

Image courtesy Bob Cuthbert/Fine Art America

Les Feldick: You Are Sealed With The Holy Spirit

 

In this classic teaching Oklahoma Bible teacher and
beloved brother in the Lord Les Feldick reveals how the
Holy Spirit is Himself the seal of promise within every
believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.

You Are Sealed With he Holy Spirit/Part One

Les Feldick Bible Study

You Are Sealed With he Holy Spirit/Part Two

Les Feldick Bible Study

You Are Sealed With he Holy Spirit/Part Three

Les Feldick Bible Study

You Are Sealed With he Holy Spirit/Part Four

Les Feldick Bible Study

The Covenants of God: A Review

 

In this classic presentation,  Hebrew Christian Bible teacher Zola Levitt
presents a deeper understanding of the eight covenants of God.

The Covenants of God/Review

(1998)

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

On My Mind: A Wiser Heart

 

Covid-19 has been used to destroy our nation and to rob the American people
of their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as guaranteed to
them through the United States Constitution.

Image courtesy/The Washington Times

Joe Biden's unlawful mandates are clear violations of the 1st and 4th Amendment
rights of every American citizen.  This mentally deficient usurper-in-chief has,
from Day One, ruled exclusively by executive order, and has basically told
concerned Americans to go to hell.

Although I have said this for many years now, we are no longer a free nation
and people. What we have at this crucial moment in time is a semblance, or
the outward appearance of freedom, when the reality is a far different
and increasingly dangerous situation.

The evil entity in place of the federal government, along with Big Tech, the
medical industry, and perhaps worst of all culprits, the thoroughly despicable 
mainstream news media, have ruined countless lives through a coordinated
and deliberate campaign of instilling fear and confusion, and by counting
on the general ignorance of many of the people.

I have long felt that if more Americans read and studied our Constitution,
perhaps this whole sham crisis would not have happened in the first place.

I often feel the same way about those professing to be followers of
Jesus Christ in this nation.  If more Christians not only read, but studied
the Word of God, or put as much emphasis on carrying the Bible as they do 
their cell phones, perhaps the witness for Christ would be a stronger influence 
than the increasing affects of apostasy within the Church and our nation today.

Unfortunately, the political Left's long professed mantra of "Never
allowing a crisis to go to waste" seems to have finally worked in their favor.
Within two short years, a majority of the American people have willingly
surrendered themselves and their freedom to the dictates of a
Marxist State through the wearing of a mask.

While I know there are some members of our Congress and others
in Washington who are true public servants actively working on behalf
of the American people their number has significantly dwindled over the years.

However, I do not put my faith in man or human institutions. My faith
rests in Jesus Christ alone who brought America into being primarily 
 through the humble, Berean-like faith of our pilgrim ancestors.

My most fervent prayer these days is that like the evil Haman in the story
of Queen Esther, this so-called "government" currently in power over us
will implode on itself and fall by their own wicked schemes, and America
will recover to become a great, and hopefully wiser, nation once again.

I believe with God in the details, all things are possible.

The Mysterious Murder Of Lord Darnley

 

"O, what a tangle web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!"

Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
16th century painting

 Image courtesy/ Wikipedia

Dr. Kat, gracious host of Reading The Past brings us the
 intriguing story of the treacherous Lord Darnley, whose murder is 
 said to have played a key role in the destruction of Mary, Queen of Scots.

The Mysterious Murder Of Lord Darnley

Reading The Past

(March 25, 2022)

Above quote from the 16th century poem,
"Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field"
(1808)
 Sir Walter Scott
(1771-1832)
Scottish historical novelist and poet

The Red-Winged Blackbird

 

And the night is tenderly black,

The morning eagerly bright,

For that old, old Spring is blossoming

In the soul and in the sight;

Red-Winged Blackbird*

Photograph courtesy/Dream Bird Studio

The red-winged blackbird brings

My lost youth back to me

When I hear in the swale,

From a grey fence rail,

O-ke-lee!  O-ke-lee!  O-ke-lee!

"The Red-Winged Blackbird"
Ethelwyn Wetherald
(1857-1940)
Canadian poetess and journalist

*The Red-Winged Blackbird is a passerine bird of the Icteridae and can be found
   in much of North America and is also common to parts of Central America.
This colorful little bird is often called the true "Harbinger of Spring".

Rock Of Ages

 

"The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer.  My God is my Rock in whom
 I take refuge, my Shield,  and the Horn of my Salvation.  My Stronghold."
(Psalm 18:2)

Scripture Vers

Lion's Head 

Cape Town, South Africa

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy wounded side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure;

Save from wrath and make me pure.

Not the labor of my hands

Can fulfill Thy law's demands

Could my zeal no respite know

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone;

Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to the cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress;

Helpless look to Thee for grace;

Foul, I to the fountain fly;

Wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,

When mine eyes shall close in death,

(Originally "When my eye-strings break in death")

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

"Rock Of Ages"
(1776)
Augustus Montague Toplady
(1740-1778)
English Calvinist clergyman & hymn writer

The Story Behind The Song

The year 1887 marked the Jubilee Year of the reign of Great Britain's Queen Victoria.
Embassies from the chief courts around the world came to pay her homage.
  Among the many tributes  was a delegation representing the reigning 
monarchy of the island nation of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa.

Included in the group was an older gentleman named Hova. 
 Gracious and intelligent,  he took great care to make a good 
impression during his visit to the Court of Saint James.

 After offering his congratulations, he told of his journey around the 
 Cape of Good Hope,  the rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the 
 Cape Peninsula in South Africa, known for its treacherous waters.

 He then asked permission to sing a special song, one he said
  he carried in his heart and which had often helped him
to navigate through the storms of life.

Many who had come to pay tribute to the Queen were from
European nations, and naturally assumed the man's odd request
would result in a heathenish chant or another song familiar with
the culture of his native land.

To their astonishment, in a thin tenor voice, the dark-skinned
Hova began to sing a sweet and familiar hymn.

"Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!"

As the man sang through all the stanzas, with each verse his voice grew more
soft and reflective.  When Hova finished singing, the room around him was
  filled with a stunned silence. Many of his listeners had been moved to tears. 

This humble stranger's singing of one of the most beloved hymns of
the Christian church stood alone that day as a powerful testimony to the 
 often hard won harvests of faith in Christ sown within the foreign mission field.

The Bearded Bible Brothers Discuss The Watchman

The prophet Ezekiel was a watchman over the House of Israel.
A watchman is a sentry who stood upon the walls of a city, especially
at night, to watch and to raise the alarm at the approach of enemies.
In these last days, believers are called to be watchers on the walls.

Joshua and Caleb Discuss The Watchman

Our Jewish Roots

(March 23, 2022)

Buttercups And Daisies

 

Buttercups and daises,

Oh, the pretty flowers;

Coming ere the spring-time,

To tell of sunny hours,

The Buttercup Fairy

Cecily Mary Barker

While the trees are leafless,

While the fields are bare,

Buttercups and daises

Spring up here and there.

The Daisy Fairy

Cecily Mary Barker

Welcome yellow buttercups,

Welcome daisies white,

Ye are in my spirit

Visioned, a delight!

Wild Buttercups & Daises

Coming ere the springtime

Of sunny hours to tell-

Speaking to our hearts of Him,

Who doeth all things well.

"Buttercups And Daisies"
Mary Howitt
(1799-1888)
English poetess & author
Translator of Hans Christian Anderson fairytales

Fairy illustrations

 Cecily Mary Barker
(1895-1973)
English illustrator & poetess
Portrait painter of the British fairies

Wednesday's Word: Dave Hunt/Israel/ Biblical Or False?

 

In this classic presentation, Christian apologist and author Dave Hunt (1926-2013)
 clarifies the role of God's chosen people and nation in His eternal plan.
He also refutes some long held falsehoods concerning Israel.

Israel/Biblical Or False?

Dave Hunt

Kerugma Productions

Thomas Cranmer: Destroyed by Vengeance?

 Catholic Queen Mary Tudor was England's reigning sovereign
from July 1553 until her death in 1558.

The only child of King Henry VIII and Queen Catherine of Aragon,
her record for executing Protestants eventually led to her
 infamous nickname, "Bloody Mary".

.

Queen Mary I of England
(1516-1558)
Portrait by Antonis Mor
(1554)

On the 21st of March in the year 1556, Thomas Cramner, the former
 Archbishop of Canterbury was burnt at the stake in Oxford, England. 

How much of a role did vengeful Queen Mary play in Cranmer's demise?

Thomas Cranmer

(1489-1556)

Archbishop of Canterbury

Leader of the English Reformation
Portrait by Gerlach Flicke
(1545)

  

Dr. Kat, gracious host of Reading The Past, brings us
 another intriguing story from Britain's royal past.

Thomas Cranmer: Destroyed By Vengeance?

Reading The Past

March 18, 2022

Monday Meditation: To The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace

 

To the praise of the glory of His grace,

wherein He hath made us

 accepted in the Beloved.

In whom we have redemption

through His blood,

the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches

of His grace.

Purple Tulips In Bloom
Picture courtesy/Longfield Gardens

Wherein He hath abounded toward us

in all wisdom and prudence;

Having made known unto us

the mystery of His will,

according to His good pleasure

which He hath purposed

in Himself.

That in the dispensation 

 of the fulness of times

He might gather together in one

all things in Christ,

both which are in heaven,

and which are on earth;

even in Him.

In whom also, we have

obtained an inheritance,

being predestinated according 

 to the purpose of Him

who worketh all things

after the counsel of

His own will.

That we should be

to the praise of His glory,

who first trusted 

in Christ.

(Ephesians 1:6-12)

The Magic Of The Spring Equinox

 

This is what happened at our house this morning, beginning at
11:37 a.m (EST) or four minutes after the passing of the Spring equinox.

First an egg stood up by itself on my stove.  A few minutes later,
I placed my broom in the center of the kitchen floor and there
it stood, all by itself, for almost 50 minutes!

The Magic Of The Spring Equinox

Curaworks

March 20, 2022

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, in the Northern Hemisphere, the
Spring equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north.
This event marks the start of the spring season in the northern half of the globe.
After this date, the Northern Hemisphere begins to be tilted more toward the
Sun, resulting in increasing daylight hours and warming temperatures.

Also according to the Almanac, the origin of the myth of eggs standing up
by themselves during the first day of Spring allegedly began in ancient China,
when the people celebrated the first day of the season with
displays of eggs standing on end.

I have also heard that if you can balance an egg right, you can
get them to stand up by themselves any time of the year. 
The idea of an egg standing upright only during this time
 is largely regarded as a "science myth" these days.

Perhaps this is the truth.  Perhaps there is a reasonable
explanation for eggs- and brooms- being able to stand up all
by themselves, even on uneven surfaces. All I know- and as you
can clearly see in this brief video- is that they did!

Happy first day of Spring!

O Wind, Where Have You Been?

 

O wind, where have you been,

That you blow so sweet?

Among the violets

Which blossom at your feet.

New Jersey Common Meadow Violet
Photograph 

The honeysuckle waits

For Summer and for heat.

But violets in the chilly Spring

Make the turf so sweet.

"O Wind, Where Have You Been?"
Christina Rossetti
(1830-1894)
English poetess

Amir Tsarfati: What In The World Is Going On?

 

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace.
In the world, ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world."
(John 16:33)

Amir Tsarfati: What In The World Is Going On?

Behold Israel With Amir Tsarfati

(March 18, 2022)

Blest Be The Wisdom And The Power

 

"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable,
gentle and easy to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits,
without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
(James 3:17)

In His Keeping

Yongsung Kim

Korean artist
Image courtesy/Cultural Hall

Blest be the wisdom and the power,

The justice and the grace,

That joined in counsel to restore

And save our ruined race!

Our father ate forbidden fruit,

And from his glory fell;

And we, his children, thus were brought

To death, and near to hell.

Blest be the Lord, that sent His Son

To take our flesh and blood!

He for our lives gave up His own,

To make our peace with God.

He honored all His Father's laws,

Which we have disobeyed;

He bore our sins upon the cross,

And our full ransom paid.

Behold Him rising from the grave;

Behold Him raised on high:

He pleads His merits there, to save

Transgressors doomed to die.

There, on a glorious throne, He reigns;

And by His power divine

Redeems us from the slavish chains

Of Satan and of sin.

Thence shall the Lord to judgment come;

And, with a sovereign voice,

Shall call and break up every tomb,

While waking saints rejoice.

O may I then with joy appear

Before the Judge's face;

And, with the blest assembly there,

Sing His redeeming grace.

"Blest Be The Wisdom And The Power"
(1715)
Isaac Watts
(1674-1748)

English-born Congregational minister, theologian, and logician,
Isaac Watts was  a prolific and popular hymn writer, and is
credited with composing some 750 songs, including the beloved 
Christmas carol, "Joy To The World" as well as the beautiful, 
spiritually-uplifting anthems, "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross"
and "Our God, Our Help In Ages Past".

Zola Levitt: The Covenants of God-New

 

Beloved Bible teacher Zola Levitt (1938-2006) presents
how the New Covenant rests upon Christ's sacrifice and
 secures eternal blessedness for believers.

The Covenants Of God: New

Zola Levitt Presents/Our Jewish Roots

(Originally aired in 1998)

Willing To Lay Down Your Life For The Gospel - Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

Another inspiring message from beloved brother in the Lord
Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat  in Jerusalem, Israel.

Willing To Lay Down Your Life For The Gospel

Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

messiah ofisrael

(March 19, 2022)

On My Mind: "We Must Stand With Ukraine, As They Stand For Us?"

 

As I have stated in an earlier post, I really do not understand
what is the real reason behind this sudden escalation between Russia
and the Ukraine.  These two nations have been arguing back and forth
for a long time now.  However, while I was doing some research online,
I found a post written in February on the website of the controversial
billionaire globalist George Soros, in which he declared:

"We  must stand with Ukraine, as they stand for us."

Image of Ukrainian and Russian flags
 Courtesy/Notre Dame News/ University of Notre Dame

I had to wonder who were the "We" in which he was referring to?
Could it be "We" as in "We the People of the United States of America"?
Or "We" as in members of the New World Order?  This conflict is none
of America's business.  And the proposal of putting our troops on the 
 ground over there would be both an unpopular and foolhardy move  
 on the part of our government.

I think perhaps that in his post, Soros was actually referring to members
of his own Open Society Foundation, which in the Ukraine is known as the
International Renaissance Foundation, headquartered in the city of Kyiy.

Since the early 1990's Soros' organization, according to their own
website, has been actively working in the Ukraine, in the interests
of promoting, "justice, democratic governance, and human rights."

In other words, this new and unprecedented "crisis" in the Ukraine,
which seems to be affecting the entire world, especially in regards to 
economically punishing big, bad, Russia, has Soros' dirty fingerprints
all over it.  Furthermore, if Soros is advocating his undying support
for Ukraine, I am sure that nation's current president,
 Volodymyr Zelenskyy knows all about it.

George Soros is the same man, who, has not only meddled in the
political/societal affairs in America for many years, but, as an impressionable
youth, helped to confiscate the property of his fellow Jews in Hungary during
 WWII, before they were sent off to their deaths in Hitler's concentration camps.

Does anyone really believe George Soros truly cares about providing the
people of Ukraine with lasting justice and freedom?  Isn't his brand of "justice,
democratic governance, and human rights" the reason why he was banned from
traveling in his own native Hungary?  And why the Hungarian government
passed "Stop Soros" laws in order to prevent financial aid from being given
to undocumented immigrants there?  Does this above-mentioned action taken
by the Hungarian government ring a bell with anyone reading this post?

This is just my own speculation, and although I am no fan of the crafty
Russian fox named Vladimir Putin, I also believe that the man is not stupid,
and, that he would not have "attacked" the Ukraine unprovoked, without
some sort of specific threat aimed at both himself and his nation, and
subsequently at thousands, perhaps millions, of lives across Russia,
eastern Europe, and the rest of the world.

Suppose prior to the invasion, Mr. Putin received intelligence reports
concerning the U.S.-operated biochemical laboratories operating across the
Russian border on Ukrainian soil, and was alerted to the frightening possibility
of one of those labs staging a Chernobyl-like "accident" only this time instead
of nuclear radiation, it would be a deadly cloud of human-manufactured
biochemicals released into the atmosphere?

Perhaps he took this threat seriously, and this is the real reason he sent
troops over the border into the Ukraine, to take control of these labs, and to
prevent a horrible and deliberately planned catastrophe from taking place.
Remember too, that as late as March 10th, our government was still
denying the existence of these labs.

What I would like to know is how many in Washington DC, other than the
usual suspects, not to mention the well-heeled movers and shakers controlling
America today, have financial ties to these biochemical labs operating in
the Ukraine?  And, if Russia was to succeed in taking control of them,
how many millions of invested US dollars would be lost?  Is this
the reason behind Senator Lindsey Graham's recent belligerent call,
after Zelenskyy's speech before Congress, that the
Russian people "should take out" Putin?

While my heart grieves for the Ukrainian people caught up in this
orchestrated mess foist upon them by greedy and evil men, I am equally
sympathetic to the Russian people, and especially the soldiers, who
have been caught on footage from cell phone cameras, helping 
Ukrainian civilians escape out of harm's way.

As we know, much of the worldwide media is contriving to
tell a far different story.  I pray that the truth will eventually 
 prevail in this ongoing and  increasingly dangerous situation.

Full Worm Moon Tonight

 

When the Full Worm Moon reached peak illumination this morning,
(3:20 a.m. to be exact) her lovely face was shrouded by a very dense fog
in my neck of the woods.  By dawn, the fog seemed even more intense.

I often wonder if God sends these visible clashes of air masses to slow
us down and make us more aware of our surroundings. I had to go out
 in the fog early this morning and I saw at least twenty five cars on
the road traveling through some of the densest fog I have seen in a
while- with no headlights on!   The poor driving conditions 
apparently had no affect on their lead foot on the gas pedal either!

The dense fog lasted until mid-morning and then the sun came out and the
 skies cleared and the temperatures have risen into the mild 70's this afternoon.

Spring is definitely in the air!🎕   But back to tonight's full moon.

Image courtesy/The Old Farmer's Almanac

On the East Coast where I live, look for the moon to rise around 7:44 pm.
According to the folks at The Old Farmer's Almanac, this moon will look especially
large to us tonight, unlike last month, when the full moon appeared higher in
 the sky and illuminated the dark landscape like a brilliant spotlight.

 Concerning the "moon illusion" occurring this month,  the Almanac says, 
"By contrast, when the moon is low,  it is reviewed in relation to
earthly objects, such as chimneys, or trees, whose size and shape provide scale.
Your brain compares the size of the Moon to the trees, buildings, or other
reference points, and suddenly, the Moon looks massive."

Since rain is predicted for this weekend in my area,
 I hope I will get to see the rising of the last full moon of winter tonight!🌝

How High The Moon

(1959)

Jerry Vale
Columbia Records/A Division of Sony Music Entertainment

Easy Steps On How To Make Purim Cookies-Traditional Recipe

 

Annette Reader, the gracious host of The Biblical Nutritionist,
shows how to make Hamantaschen, a traditional and easy-to-make
dessert for the celebration of Purim.  These cookies are so delicious!

Easy Steps On How To Make Purim Cookies

The Biblical Nutritionist

(Originally aired February 4, 2021)

Chag Purim Sameach: For Such A Time As This

"Then Mordecai commanded Esther:
Think not with thyself that thou shall escape in the king's house,
more than all the Jews.  For if though altogether holdest thy peace at this time,
then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place;
but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether 
 thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
(Esther 4:13-14)

Esther and Mordecai

(1675)

Aert de Gelder

(1645-1727)

Dutch painter
Picture courtesy/Wikipedia

The story of Queen Esther is one of tremendous faith in God and courage

in the face of adversity.  It has always been one of my favorite stories
in the Bible and speaks even more deeply to my often troubled
heart in these uncertain and perilous times.

The Hamans of this world are once again rearing their ugly heads....

But God is still in control of everything.

So be encouraged!

"Sing praises to His name, He forgets not His own!"

Chag Purim Sameach!

(Happy Purim!)

Heirloom Recipe Irish Soda Bread

 

The gracious host of The Hillbilly Kitchen shares her
  delicious recipe for traditional Irish Soda Bread!

Irish Soda Bread

Heirloom Recipe

The Hillbilly Kitchen

(March 17, 2022)

Faith Foundations: Is God Above And Separate From Creation?

 

Dr. Todd Baker of Our Jewish Roots explains
the transcendency of God.

Is God Above And Separate From Creation?
Our Jewish Roots
(March 17, 2022)

Amhrán an Leipreacháin (Song Of The Leprechaun)

  

In a shady nook, one moonlit night, a leprechaun I spied

With a scarlet cap and a coat of green, and a cruiscin by his side

'Twas 'tic, tac, tic' his hammer went upon a tiny shoe

And I laughed to think he was caught at last-

but the fairy was laughing too.

Leprechaun Shoemaker

Image courtesy/Pinterest

With a tiptoe step and beating heart, quite softly I drew nigh

There was mischief in his merry face, a twinkle in his eye

He hammered and sang with a tiny voice, and drank his mountain dew

Oh, I laughed to think he was caught at last-

but the fairy was laughing too.

As quick as thought, I seized the elf,

"Your fairy purse!" I cried.

The purse, I see, is in the hand of that lady by your side."

I turned to look-The elf was gone! Then what was I to do?

Oh, I laughed to think what a fool I'd been-

but the fairy was laughing too.

" Amhrán an Leipreacháin"
 (Song Of The Leprechaun)
Robert Dwyer Joyce
(1830-1882)
Irish poet and writer
Collector of traditional Irish music

☘ Happy Saint Patrick's Day! ☘

The moon will be almost full tonight so watch out for the Wee Folk!

The Bearded Bible Brothers Discuss The Red Heifer

 

Joshua and Caleb explain prophetic significance of  the Red Heifer.

Joshua and Caleb discuss The Red Heifer

Our Jewish Roots

(March 16, 2022)

Queen Esther's Advice "For Such A Time As This"

 

"Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me.
Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will
fast as you do.  After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law.
And if I perish, I perish!"
(Esther 4:16)

Esther

(1869)

Jean-Francois Portaels 

Belgian painter
Courtesy NSW Art Gallery
Sydney, Australia

Purim: Is God's Name Mentioned In The Book Of Esther? Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

An inspiring message concerning the upcoming Feast of Purim
from beloved brother in the Lord Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat in Israel.

Purim: Is God's Name Mentioned In The Book Of Esther?

Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

messiah ofisrael

(March 15, 2022)

The Mountains Of Mourne

 

Oh, Mary this London's a wonderful sight

with the people here working by day and by night.

They don't sow potatoes nor barley nor wheat,

But There's gangs of them digging for

gold in the street.

At least when I asked them that's what I was told,

So I took just a hand at this digging for gold,

But for all that I found here I might as well be,

Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

You remember young Peter O'Loughlin of course-

Well, now he is here at the head of the Force.

I met him today, I was crossing the Strand,

And he stopped  the whole street with one wave of his hand;

And there we stood talking of days that are gone,

And the whole population of London looked on;

But for all these great powers he's wishful like me,

To be back where dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea.

There's beautiful girls here-oh, never you mind

With beautiful shapes Nature never designed,

And lovely complexions, all roses and cream (crame)

But O'Loughlin remarked with regard to the same;

That if at those roses you venture to sip,

The colours might all come away on your lip;

So I'll wait for the wild rose that's waiting for me,

Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

The Irish Girl With Roses

Leith Ridley

Bulgarian artist

"The Mountains Of Mourne"
Originally spelt "The Mountains o' Mourne"
 Based on the traditional Irish folk song, "Carrigdhoun"
Percy  French
(1854-1920)
Irish musician