Most of us know how important it is when a professional athlete is inducted into the hall of fame, whether that be baseball or football. However, most people don’t realize that there are over one…
In this second episode in the series, “The Best of Times and the Worst of Times,” our study of the Old Testament Book of Judges reminds us that Israel’s fifth “judge” did not start his “career” after…
First impressions—We all are concerned about how we make them on others, and we all have formed opinions about others, based on them! While most of us are familiar with the exploits of some of the…
Shalom! I’m Roger Wambold, Director of Hebrew Christian Fellowship. I look forward to each of these “Bagel-side Chats,” normally scheduled to be heard every seventh episode in the “Ancient Words,…
In his 1981 inaugural address, Ronald Reagan famously said, “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” In his inimitable fashion, our 40th…
As the impact of the Great Depression in the fall of 1929 began to reverberate throughout the United States, Jewish composer Milton Ager and Jewish lyricist Jack Yellen released their song, “Happy…
The Bible is replete with accounts of dramatic transformations of individuals, of which perhaps the most stunning is the conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Road to Damascus, thereafter known as the…
As parents of young children recognize, after sternly correcting and disciplining a son or a daughter, it is important to then provide a warm hug—literally, figuratively, or both—and the assurance of…
Of all of the Old Testament prophets—and they were indeed a colorful and “quirky” bunch—it can most certainly be said that the “quirkiest” and the “true-gritiest” of them all was Ezekiel! In today’s…
Though all of the Old Testament prophets could aptly be described as “colorful,” arguably the one who stands out as the most “colorful,” or even the most “eccentric,” would be Ezekiel. Long before the…
