Friendship and Conflict

One note of importance as we begin, the Hebrew word that is translated “friend” is reah. “Friend” is not is the primary meaning. More than half the time reah is translated as “neighbor”. And many times it’s impossible to discern if the translation “friend” or “neighbor” is to be used for a particular verse. Here’s […]

A Woman Who Fears the Lord (Mother’s Day 2023)

It’s good to have something like Mother’s Day.  Moms do a lot of unrecognized, life-changing, hard work.  Our passage for the day is the well-known poem in Proverbs 31:10-31 about the woman who fears the Lord. The Hebrew is 22 verses, each verse starting with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  Here’s a couple […]