Cross Into LIFE
Aleph Bet
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Narrow Way, revealed through the Hebrew Letters
Real life came first
If you would ask me: "How Aleph Bet became a language revealing Christ for you?" My shortest answer would be: It simply grew out of my real life.
Long before I became a believer, life was difficult. After I came to Christ, many things were still difficult. I was not searching for a project or trying to build a ministry. Most of the time I was simply trying to understand what was happening around me and how to keep walking without losing heart.
As I read the Scriptures, I saw the same pattern again and again. God met people right in the middle of their difficult circumstances. He did not wait until everything was settled. He revealed Himself there, in the middle of fear, failure, waiting, conflict, and uncertainty. That changed the way I read the Bible. I no longer wanted only to understand what a passage meant. I wanted to understand how Christ meets us in the realities we actually face every day.
The Hebrew Letters
Around that time I began learning Hebrew. I was fascinated by the language, especially by its root structure. I discovered that words growing from the same root belong together and share an inner connection. One day I bought a Hebrew root dictionary and decided to make an experiment. I took the first Hebrew letter, Aleph, and wrote down a whole page of seemingly random words. The only thing they had in common was that every one of them began with the same root letter. I simply wanted to see where it would lead.
As I looked at those words together, the story came at me like a wave.
Yes, I wrote the story. But to say it more truthfully, I discovered it. The Lord allowed me to discover a story that was already hidden within the root structure of the language. That discovery changed everything. I continued the same experiment with the next letter, and then the next. Every time another story unfolded. It took years to write them all, but every one of them came in the same way.
At that time my own three sons were all growing through their teenage years. Without planning it, every story became the story of a young man stepping into the complicated world of adults. Each one faces a different conflict. Toward the end of the story another person enters. Sometimes it is a father, sometimes a mother, a teacher, a doctor, a policeman, or simply a stranger. That encounter brings the whole situation into the light of Scripture, and the answer grows out of God's Word. Although the stories are written like parables and almost entirely through the Old Testament, every detail ultimately points to Christ.
From the story to a song
Some time later the Lord surprised me again.
As I was sketching the Hebrew letters, I suddenly saw movement within their shapes. I was no longer looking only at written characters. Every letter suggested movement. I began bringing those movements into my own life, and little by little they developed into simple sets of exercises for each letter. As I lived with them, I realized that every set of movements corresponded to a particular aspect of our walk with God. They were never mystical or symbolic for their own sake. They simply became another way of expressing what each letter was already revealing.
Years later, when the Lord led me to begin writing my own songs, another piece fell into place. Every letter gradually received its own song. Those songs became declarations of faith growing out of the same truths that were already unfolding through the stories, the movements, and the Scriptures. Without planning it, I found myself living these letters. I wrote them. I prayed them. I sang them. I moved through them. I watched the Lord bring all these different expressions together into one unfolding reality.
One Letter at a time
Today Aleph-Bet is much more than a collection of stories, songs, or workshops. It has become one unfolding experience of the Narrow Way. Every letter opens another encounter with Christ. Every story reveals another aspect of His work. Every song gives voice to faith. Every movement reminds us that the life of Christ is meant to be lived. And as each letter unfolds, everything leads us to the same place: Christ Himself, who brings us through the Cross and into the fullness of His life.
Walk with Aleph Bet
Aleph Bet: Current Expressions
Aleph Bet Stories
Original stories rooted in the Hebrew letters.
Each story stands on its own while revealing a different aspect of Christ through the language of the Hebrew alphabet. A short Word at the end opens the biblical connection and invites deeper reflection.
Currently being prepared for print and digital editions.
Victory Dance with Hebrew Letters
Twenty-two original songs with short devotional reflections.
Each song grows out of one Hebrew letter and carries its central discovery. Sing them as you go through your day, allowing them to strengthen your faith, awaken joy, and remind you that your life belongs to Christ. Let the truth become the energy of your daily life!
Currently being prepared.
Original Design / Aleph Workbook
A complete workbook built around the first Hebrew letter.
The Aleph story, Scripture studies, songs, declarations of faith, suggested movements, journaling, and guided reflection come together in one workbook, unfolding one letter from many different angles.
Final editing in progress.
Aleph Bet Movement Cards
Simple movements accompany the stories and songs,
One letter. One movement. One more way to walk in truth.
Move with the story. Let your whole person participate.
Simple movements to carry the truth into everyday life.
Currently being prepared.
Aleph Bet Workshops
Four workshop sessions built around the letter Aleph.
Each workshop explores a different doorway opened by the Aleph story through Scripture, discussion, songs, reflection, and practical application. They may be experienced individually or together as a series.
Search for Love
Why every human heart longs for what only Christ can give.
Human Storehouse
What we keep receiving eventually becomes what we have to give.
Protected Dysfunction
When survival becomes a substitute for life.
Human Inn
The mystery of Christ finding His home in human life.
God has been speaking a richer language than we've learned to hear
One Story. One Letter at a time
Each Hebrew letter becomes a place of encounter with the living Christ...
How we learn
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Weekly on Zoom
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Open gathering
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Free to join
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No curriculum to finish
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No pressure to speak
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No obligation to purchase anything
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Bring a question, testimony, struggle, song, or situation.
Aleph Bet
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Discover how each Hebrew letter opens another doorway into the language of Scripture. Through stories, songs, movement, and reflection, the Aleph-Bet journey invites you to recognize Christ in fresh ways and to enter more deeply into His Word.
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Explore any Hebrew letter through its story, Scripture, songs, simple movements, and the language God weaves through it.
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Work through the Aleph workbook on your own or with a small group, one letter at a time.
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Invite an Aleph workshop to your church, fellowship, homeschool, retreat, or special event.
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Gather a small group, and together we'll explore how each Hebrew letter opens another doorway into the language of Scripture through story, songs, reflection, discussion, and optional movements.
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Read the Aleph-Bet stories on their own, or let them become a doorway into a deeper conversation with Scripture.
If you have another idea for bringing Aleph Bet into your community, I'd be glad to hear from you.
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