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Im trying to go back to college this fall, for programming. Im having major difficulties trying to learn after being a vegetable for the last 5 years (chronic daily migraines). I thought at first the only difficulty I was having was math. I was a wiz at math in grade school, but after I had my children, I was more left brained than right brained. Now Im even having difficulty understanding what Im reading, more like when I was in grade school. I will be taking these courses online, so it is very important I have good reading comprehension. Also, I need to be at a certain level in math as prerequisite to taking Java. If Im not, my whole schedule will be wonky and it will take me twice as long to go through the program because certain classes are only offered in certain semesters. If you would keep me in your prayers as I try to reawaken my brain, I would greatly appreciate it! I am very discouraged lately. Thank you for your prayers & happy prep day!
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:27 ESV
Let's start the prep for Shabbat this evening!
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Today is day 41 of 50 days to Shavu'ot!
I see that I had nearly 170 views of my Frankincense on the store in here and not one purchase. So my questions are 1. Why is this site not more popular and 2. Why are not the people of YHVH supporting one another more? Its a big problem I have encountered over and over.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
Romans 16:16 ESV
A kiss on the cheek--often just touching cheeks together--was a common greeting in the Mediterranean cultures of the first century and remains so even today, although perhaps not quite as popular now as it was then.
It was also common, both then and now, to kiss sacred objects (idols, scrolls, amulets, etc.) as an expression of reverence. You can see this in the Catholic veneration of crucifixes and the Bible and the Jewish practice of touching a Torah scroll or Mezuzah and then kissing one's fingertips.
However, the idea of greeting one another “with a holy kiss” appears to be unique to Paul’s writings. I believe he intentionally combined the traditions of greeting and sacred veneration to emphasize how every disciple of Yeshua becomes a temple housing the Holy Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 3:16).
Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
Romans 16:15 ESV
These were probably leaders of one or more other home assemblies. That Paul includes two women here--one unnamed--could indicate that the assemblies greeted in v14 and v15 had evolved minor differences in their practices. If these do represent different home assemblies, then those in v14 might have been more patriarchal in their leadership philosophy, while those of v15 might have been more complementarian or even egalitarian.
Paul’s didn’t write this letter to give advice on how to structure the leadership of an assembly, so I don’t think we can read anything into the fact that he didn’t comment on these differences. Especially since I’m only speculating about why these particular names are grouped together.
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