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PASSOVER: IT’S MORE THAN A GAME
As I sit at my computer to write I look down to see tiny bread crumbs at my desk sandwiched in between keys of the keyboard. How did I miss these crumbs too? IN OUR BLOODLINE? During this time of the year, people around the world have for generations begun spring cleaning their homes from top to bottom. It is something we culturally do with the new season after hibernating all winter. Or is it something we do because it is in our bloodline…? Every year thousands of Israelites in preparation for the Holy Day are commanded to take out the leaven found in their home. They do this by…
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SIGN OF THE COVENANT
As one starts studying their family roots, you begin to learn how others have worshipped and have celebrated holidays too. We have lots of Puritan stock in us, and it appears that the Puritans modeled their feasts days after the sacred feasts in the Old Testament including Passover, Firstfruits, Tabernacles, and so forth. These were Holy Days, the very reverse in most instances of our modern holidays. They were days of prayer, Sabbath worship, fasting, giving of alms, and thanks to God. GATHER WITH THE FAMILY This week I was drawn to the story of Moses and the plague as currently, we have much fear in our country with a…