My first introduction to believers in Yeshua in Jerusalem took place 34 years ago. Back then, much prayerful effort was needed to locate even a handful of fellow Messianic Jews. A sprinkling of evangelical Christians at that time were pioneering ministries to bless Israel and a bit easier to…...
Good News From Israel: 10 Signs of Blessing and Why January 25 2016 is a Jewish Holiday
Good News from Israel: 10 Signs of Blessing It’s great to be in Israel this month! Yes, there are daily knife stabbings (or attempts), mounting threats of another war with Hamas, nearby Islamist killing fields, violent anti-Israel/anti-Semitic acts around the world – and sadly more. Yet, despite the gory…...
From Biblical to Gregorian Calendars: Holy to Happy New Year – or Both?
There’s nothing quite like spending New Year’s Eve and Day in Israel. Offices, shops, schools and even the streets teem with business as usual. Knowing the world’s secular year changes by a digit each January 1, Israeli society nevertheless revolves more around the Biblical than Gregorian calendar. It’s unusually…...
A Messianic Jewish Response to Christians Who Naysay Christmas
This time of year we are often asked if we believe Christians should celebrate Christmas. Surprisingly, those questions usually come from Gentile, not Jewish, believers. They point out the holiday often replaces the Jewish roots of Messiah’s incarnation with folk rites originating or associated with pagan dieties. They are…...
The Feast of Tabernacles and Prophetic Fulfillments
NOW THAT BLOOD MOONS HAVE COME AND GONE ….. The Feast of Tabernacles commemorates God’s faithful provision in the past, while anticipating His glorious kingdom of the future. Meanwhile, what does it mean for us today? At its core, the magnificent seven day feast honors and celebrates YHVH’s gracious…...
Yom Kippur 5776/2015: Prayers and Possibilities for Jubilee
DOES YOM KIPPUR 2015 HERALD A JUBILEE OR OTHERWISE SPECIAL YEAR? “Consecrate the 50th year and proclaim liberty throughout the land.” (Leviticus 25:10) The date September 23, 2015 (Yom Kippur 2015) has become ubiquitous among the writings of some prophecy watchers. They don’t know what, if anything, will happen…...