Dear Readers: Few of us have reached adulthood without hearing the age-old adage of how quickly life can change—how we must never take anyone or anything for granted. It was around this time last year that I fell about eight feet from my grandchildren’s elaborate tree house in my backyard,...
The Cup After Supper
“What a lovely building,” I said, as my husband and I drove by the cute little Victorian-era church in our new neighborhood of Kingwood, Texas. “I wonder what it looks like inside, maybe we could visit on Sunday?” We were actively looking for another church home where we could worship...
Were Disciples Paid to Preach?
QUESTION: Is it true that Jesus and his disciples were not paid when they preached? HM ANSWER: Dear HM, The ways and economy of Judea was very different at the time of Yeshua. The communities normally took care of the itinerant rabbis providing food and shelter. As was their culture,...
Seeds of Faith
Shalom Dear Friends, Welcome to a New Year, the 4th in the history of KALEIDOSCOPE, our online newsletter. This edition of KALEIDOSCOPE is packed with potential! And potential is exactly what lies within a seed. Seeds are tiny packages of molecular dynamite containing plant DNA that not only sprout roots...
Tithing our First Fruit
While working on this Precious Gem article, I recalled a section in my memoir Just a Little Girl that I’d like to share. I was asked to speak several times at ladies Bible studies. I gave a teaching on the deeper meaning of tithing that was a divine revelation of...
Hebraic Understanding of Adam’s Rib
Dear Victoria, I will be officiating at my son’s wedding very soon and was hoping to get a better Hebraic understanding of the “rib that came out of Adam’s side.” Can you direct me to any reading or teaching you may have on this subject? Jeff Dear Jeff, Congratulations...
Idioms in the Bible
One of the great blessings of being part of The Bethany Fellowship is our ongoing desire to connect authentically to “the faith OF Jesus” as part of our personal continuation of discipleship. An aspect of that re-connection is uncovering the latent meaning in idiomatic speech in the Holy Scriptures. I...
Spirit of the Lord
Dear Readers: Recently, I had the opportunity to participate with several members of our Nathaniel Fellowship in an evening worship service at a homeless shelter in the DFW metroplex. After sharing my testimony with hundreds of men, I was blessed to pray one-on-one with several of these precious souls. Community...
Learning His Ways
The Hebrew Bible is often mysterious and hard to understand. Most people realize the language is archaic and the traditions are foreign. But unless you know the multi-dimensional aspects of this holy tongue and the idiomatic expressions that involve complex concepts of ancient culture and thought, the deeper meanings may...
Hebrew Idioms
Question: Could you explain what Hebrew idioms are and give some examples in the Bible? Lisa Answer: Lisa, An idiom is normally a phrase - but it is different from other phrases in that its actual meaning is different from the meanings of words that make up the phrase. English,...