Author: Ralph Rickenbach

The first animal like a lion, the second like an ox, the third with a human face, the fourth like an eagle in flight. (Rev 4:7) In this picture, the lion represents the apostle, with authority, a picture and sent one of the King. The human face stands for the pastor, connecting with people. The… Continue reading The Teacher – the Ox

Before I became a Christian, and frankly a long time afterward, let’s face it, still to some degree I am a nerd. What is this: Wikipedia sais it very good: Nerd is a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues intellectual activities or esoteric knowledge rather… Continue reading My former Nature

Silvanus helped me write this short letter, and I consider him a faithful follower of the Lord. I wanted to encourage you and tell you how kind God really is, so that you will keep on having faith in him. 1Pe 5:12 Silvanus, or with his aramaic name Silas, helped Peter write his first letter.… Continue reading Silas the Scribe

Act 18:24-26 Meanwhile, a Jewish man named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker with a thorough knowledge of the Tanakh. (25) This man had been informed about the Way of the Lord, and with great spiritual fervor he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Yeshua, but he… Continue reading Being in the right Place

He said to them, “So then, every Torah-teacher who has been made into a talmid for the Kingdom of Heaven is like the owner of a home who brings out of his storage room both new things and old.” Mat 13:52 Every teacher, writer, scribe or secretary that has taken grasp of the Kingdom of… Continue reading The Teacher

1Sa 17:34-35 David answered Sha’ul, “Your servant used to guard his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear would come and grab a lamb from the flock, (35) I would go after it, hit it, and snatch the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned on me, I would catch it by the… Continue reading The Bear is dead, wait for the Lion