One day the King decides to leave his throne and his palace to to into the fields where he meets his laborers. What happens when the laborer sees the King in his field? Does he keep working? Does he run home and bathe and change his clothes?
Year: 2013
Selichot for Elul
During the month of Elul, selichot or penitent prayers are spoken daily. Within the selichot are the thirteen attributes of God’s character spoken to Moses.
Elul – The Sixth Month
In the Hebrew Scriptures, it was during the month of Elul that God showed great mercy to the Israelites who had sinned against Him in the wilderness. After interceding for Israel with God for the lives of the people he had recently delivered from Egypt, Moses returned to Mt. Sinai. After forty days and nights he came down from the mountain with the second set of commandments given by God.
Bad things happen to good people?
choice to follow Him or ‘bad’ things happen. Others say ‘bad’ happens because we live in a fallen world. Both of those views have truth to them, yet I wonder if the problem isn’t that God allows ‘bad’ things to happen to ‘good’ people, but we have twisted view of ourselves and a false one of God. I present the idea that we are not ‘good’ people and therefore, ‘bad’ things will be part of our life experience.