Christ celebrated Chanukah so you can too! (John 10:22-23 NIV) Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Yeshua was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. The word “dedication” in Hebrew is Chanukah so Yeshua was at the Temple during the Festival of Chanukah. Every year during this festival…
A Godly example for others is NOT AN OPTION in ministry, however many times we show anything other than a Godly impact on lives that are watching our every move. Sometimes it is so easy to laugh at another’s sick joke, or criticize a man or woman of God because they do things differently…
Some people think that Paul and Peter stopped living according to the teachings found in God’s Torah or Law. But, as I read the Jewish New Testament I see that they remained faithful to following it all the days of their lives. Let’s look at a few examples. (Acts 2:46) Day by day continuing with…
We are living in very uncertain times – recent weather disasters, another mass shooting – bring us all to the stark reality of how fragile life is, and how important family, and most important, our relationship with God is. Some have said that these natural disasters are sent by God as Judgement. Well I don’t…
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on September 20. Judaism teaches that God opens the Book of Life when Rosh Hashanah begins and closes it when Yom Kippur ends (which is when the sun sets September 30). During these “Ten Days of Awe” Jewish people are trying to convince God to write and seal their name…
The Church of Jesus Christ is what it says, it belongs to Jesus Christ the Son of God the one who holds the universe together by the Word of His power. What does this mean ? Jesus said upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail. Regardless…
Pastor-Husband vs Secular men Does he STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AS A MAN OF GOD to be like JESUS IN EVERY FACET OF HIS PERSONAL LIFE WITH HIS SPOUSE? James 3:1-3 NKJV: My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things….
There is an alarming trend that has emerged in our modern church experience that seems to be catching on as it does seem to be producing results. What are the results ? These trends seem to be drawing more people to church. Is that a bad thing? No it’s great as many are coming to…
A rare opportunity to share with Jewish people A majority of Jewish people are secular. One rabbi defines secular Judaism as a “Bagel and Lox Judaism.” Many Jewish people eat bagels and lox, except for those of us who don’t like fish; we eat bagels and cream cheese instead. And many Jewish people watch “Fiddler…
Observing the Master Designer at Work in Marriage GENESIS means “beginnings”. That is why the first book of the Bible was given that name. In this chapter we are going to explore the origins of the man/woman (marriage) relationship as it is laid out for us in Genesis 1:1-4:1. The first chapter of…
God’s Word is a treasure (Part 1) Some people celebrated the Feast of Shavuot or Pentecost in early June. Christians generally call this feast Pentecost, while Jews call it Shavuot. The first thing which probably comes to mind for Christians who celebrate this Feast is that God gave His Ruach or Spirit to the disciples…
“Everyone has experienced regrets at sometime in his or her life. Sadly enough, they seem to be part of the cold realization that we all do things we wish we hadn’t done or fail to do the things we should have. Nonetheless, if we allow regrets to keep our focal point on the past, we…