A snippet from a meditation I’m writing on giving thanks: In Scripture, we see that giving thanks is serious business. In Luke 17, Jesus connects thanksgiving with saving faith, relating this parable to his disciples: Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.  As he was going into […]

I’ve finished for the second time My Name is Asher Lev and am now re-reading The Gift of Asher Lev.  They’re beautifully written and it’s such a lovely story. There’s a conversation in the second book between the Rebbe and Asher Lev in which Chaim Potok captures well the character of discernment required of pastors and […]