A selection of long-form articles and writings from elders and members, past or present.
Tim Johnson Feb. 28, 2026 This week’s portion has to do with all the ordinances surrounding the new Tabernacle, but there’s also a lot in there regarding the priests. This is the portion where you have the description of the ephod, the breastplate, the robes,… Read More »Tetzaveh/The Tongue
Tim Johnson Feb. 14, 2026 This week’s portion is Mishpatim. This is a wonderful portion of scripture that describes a lot of the righteousness of God that His people are to walk in. It is written in the book of Exodus, and takes place before… Read More »Mishpatim
Tim Johnson Dec. 20, 2025 This week’s parashah is about wisdom. Well, it’s about a lot of things, but wisdom really jumped out at me, so I’ll talk about that. In Genesis, in the Torah portion, it’s all about Pharaoh’s dream which Joseph interprets. In… Read More »Mikeitz/Wisdom
Tim Johnson Oct. 18, 2025 This Shabbat is where we start all over again on the Parashot, or Portions of Scripture. So today is Bereshit, which is Genesis 1. This week, I began reading in English, but I wanted to see it again in the… Read More »Bereshit -In The Beginning
Tim Johnson Sept. 20, 2025 This week’s parashah is called Nitzavim. The way it starts out in Hebrew is: Atem nitzavim ha’yom… which being translated is “Y’all are standing today…” This portion follows what Keith read to us last week when he read the long… Read More »Nitzavim/Galatians
by Tim Johnson Aug. 30, 2025 This week was a little different for me because I didn’t realize until Thursday that I needed to teach this Shabbat. So, rather than preparing to talk about the Parashah and other thoughts, I chose rather to talk about what… Read More »First Samuel
By Dennis Evans August 16, 2025 Obedience. Have you ever heard that word before? Obedience is the key to prosperity. D’varim 7:12 It shall come to pass, if you will hearken and listen intensely, (because, that is – “if you will, I will” – cause… Read More »The Effects of Obedience
Aug. 9, 2025 Tim Johnson This week’s Torah portion is called Va Etkhanan, or “I begged”. Moshe is asking to be allowed to enter the Promised Land. But as we know, God did not allow it. Moshe turns out to be the last one of… Read More »Va Etkhanan/Complain
July 19, 2025 Tim Johnson The portion for this week is called Pinchas. As you know, Pinchas was a wonderful, godly man who delivered the judgment of God on those two adulterers in the matter of Peor. That story happens right before we get to… Read More »Pinchas/Sacrifice of Praise
Tim Johnson June 28, 2025 This week’s portion is Korach. This is not a pleasant Bible story, but it is a significant story, and one that is important for us to understand as believers. That’s why God made sure it was written and included in… Read More »Korach