grafted in and on the journey

Hello Grafted In Readers, Today is Monday, October 23, 2023 in my corner of BlogLand. It is also the six-month birthday for my current creative nonfiction title, Human Being Human Doing. UBL URL: books2read.com/u/mlqXG9 A universal book link, offers readers the opportunity to shop for a book at one of their possible favorite on line vendors, acronym, UBL. The code here, six digits, is posted above. BOOK BLURB Cells, tissues, organs, and body systems are the four building blocks of the human body. Experiences include observing, encountering, or undergoing things as they occur in time. The stories herein are about specific life experiences. These are likely repeated with time with variation throughout history. The unique actions are what contribute to "Human Being Human Doing." May the presence of HaShem guide our choices daily. Thank you, Mellow Rock David C. Russell, Author  

Hello Grafted In Reader, Today is Wednesday, October 18 in my corner of BlogLand. I title this post visit, Did You Ever Wonder? Of course, you ask, "Wonder about what?" Historic structures such as Synagogues in the time of Yeshua (Christ Jesus). Is there a connection in the descriptive below with where you gather to practice your faith in a community, congregation, collective of others? As this blog's purpose includes exploring the roots of Christianity, this post observes that in the following excerpt. Jordan Ryan, authors an article describing the synagogue in its place in history within the pages of the Summer issue, Biblical Archaeology Review. I invite you to consider the following: Synagogue buildings in the early Roman period featured a main assembly hall, which was quadrilateral in shape. Stepped benches typically lined the walls, meaning that the attendees sat facing the center of the room, and people seated along opposite walls would have faced one another. The ...

Hello Grafted In Reader, Today is Monday, October 9 in my corner of BlogLand. The tone of this post is somber and solemn. I will thank you at the outset for your visit and your thoughts as we pause a few minutes from our busy life. It has been quite an eventful week for those in Israel and the Middle East, especially. The International Feast of Tabernacles concluded on October 6, 2023. This feast recalls G-d protecting the Exodus as they wandered in the wilderness four decades and provided direction and food for them. This is observed not only in Israel but across the globe.  Just hours later, Israel would experience a full-blown terrorist incident that still is persisting as I write and looks like a war will be inevitable. Six months ago this October 23rd, will be an anniversary of my latest title, "Human Being Human Doing". Below, I am pasting an excerpt of a book review, offered on Reader's Favorite by one Courtnee Turner/Hoyle that was published this past July. I invi...