There’s an old, but funny, Jewish joke with a lot of variations that goes something like this: A man in a crowd suddenly collapses. A nearby doctor pushes through the …
Unashamed of the Gospel
“What does ‘11Six’ mean?” coworkers would often ask me, pointing to the sticker on the order book in my apron. At the time, I was working as a server at …
Perfect Peace
I’ve heard the word peace since I was a child. I grew up in the 1960s and ’70s, and the desire for peace figured prominently into the psyche of that …
God’s Love Message to You
February 14 is a day most Americans celebrate, especially men. On that day men of all ages fill the stores looking for a special card for that special someone, saying, …
T’u B’shevat: Israel’s Arbor Day
“T’ u B’shevat, or not T’u B’shevat: that is the question” – Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. Okay. Maybe that’s not a direct quote from Hamlet, but it’s still a …
Grace Imitators
I wake up with the usual Thursday morning expectation. I pick up my phone, look at my Facebook app and sure enough, one new notification. As always, my mother has …
