Building on the Foundation

  Men’s hairstyles have ebbed and flowed over the centuries. Back in the 1600s and 1700s, it was common for men to have long hair. In the 1800s, short hair became the norm, and the vast majority of men in western society continue to have short hair to this very day. And yet some have always maintained long hair, especially from the hippie movement in the 1960s until now. You’ll see men with long, shaggy hair; mullets; Afros; “man buns”; ponytails; and the like. But God’s standards do not change with society. Society wavers back and forth like the ocean tides, but God’s Word remains steadfast through every generation. Society changes, but God does not. And yet, not every fashion trend is bad. Clothing styles change every few years, but that doesn’t mean they're all bad. Some are, some aren’t. So what, if anything, does the Bible have to say about men having long hair? Is it a harmless fashion trend, or is it a matter of obedience to our Creator? The apostle Paul wrote in no uncertai...

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’  We gather together on the weekly Sabbath, in the time between Trumpets and Atonement for a good reason.  There is always a Sabbath between Trumpets and Atonement, a time for us to come together between God’s high Holy Days, but also a time for us to look at connections and the full extent and glory of God's plan. It's a time for us to take a look into the past and get a pretty good idea of where exactly it is that we are going.  The numbers God assigned to the Holy days have meaning and a purpose, and the spacing of these days is not random. There is much we can learn from looking at the pattern of what God has done and the way He has set things up to work. He doesn't do anything at random, and He doesn't do anything by accident. He does things in types an...