I often read several books at the same time. Er, that's not quite accurate. I'm not that talented. Rather, I often alternate between reading books, so that the time period that it takes me to read a book from start to finish overlaps with the time period it takes to read another book. (Whatever a 'time period' is...and what if a time period is the same as time? Apparently, time can be quite ambiguous word.)

One of the books I'm currently reading is The Chosen People by Don Esposito. I met Don and his wife Petra in Israel a year ago, and they impressed me as being genuine believers in the Messiah. This is Don's most recent book. Check out this quote from the first chapter:

"When looking at the plan of Salvation of Yahweh, it is only logical that we begin where the Everlasting Covenant was established, with Abraham. We must also realize that our Elohim (Hebrew for God) is an Elohim of covenants, NOT religion. Elohim made man in His Own image, yet for the last six thousand years, man has re-created Elohim in his image. Religion is a man-made entity that has been used to brainwash and control the minds of people almost since time began.

Our Elohim is not about religion, but about covenant relationships. A covenant is an agreement between two parties, in which each party has an obligation under the agreement to fulfill. The most solemn of all covenants is the blood covenant. Each person who repents of his sins and accepts the shed blood of Yahshua (true Hebrew name for Jesus) enters into covenant with Yahweh the Father, through the blood of His Son Yahshua. The only way to have eternal life dwelling in you is by entering this blood covenant relationship; yet, how few who have been immersed (baptized) into the Name of Yahshua even know what the agreement is that they are coming under? In a world of religion, most churches want you to just accept "Jesus" into your heart, when in reality the only way to truly have eternal life is to enter the blood covenant with the Father through Yahshua's sacrifice."

Don's website.


In other news, for all you folks out there that love the Homestar Runner and his friends, please view the Homestar Runner Wiki. Lots of fun trivia and info

Rmation.