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The Poison of Regreat
Jacob stood before Pharaoh blessed, chosen, and carrying God’s promises — yet when asked about his life, he spoke with regret. Why do painful memories so often outweigh blessings? Why does loss feel more honest than gratitude? And how can a life marked by God’s faithfulness still feel “few and evil”?
This teaching confronts the subtle danger of regret — how replaying the past reshapes memory, distorts identity, and quietly poisons the life we were meant to live. Drawing from Torah, psychology, and lived experience, we explore why regret feels safer than gratitude — and what it’s costing us.
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It sounds so simple and obvious: The Jewish Jesus. But this essential truth has been lost to nearly all of his followers. Why has the Jewishness of Jesus been downplayed or even denied throughout a large part of history? Why is this one simple fact critical to our relationship with him?
