Did you ever wonder why we have to go through such hard times? Sometimes we see no reason for it. Other times it all falls into place and we stand in awe of our God. This recently happened to me. Memorial Day weekend I attended a Christian gathering on the beach. It was something I […]
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It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
It’s been over five weeks since Passover. In fact, it’s been exactly forty days, which is five weeks and five days since Passover. “So what” you say? So, it ain’t over. Passover starts with the selecting the lamb and doesn’t end until Shavuot. You see, the time between Passover and Shavuot is a walk of […]
Passover Celebration
This weekend was Pesach Sheni – Second Passover. It is the day God set aside for those who could not participate in the Passover celebration on the 14th of Nissan. I just love how our Father is the God of second chances. With as busy as life has been lately, I needed a second chance […]
Butterfly Children
Two weeks ago, I saw Jonathan Pitre’s story on Youtube. His suffering broke my heart and I’ve not been able to shake the images or sounds of his suffering. Jonathan suffers from Epidermolysis bullosa. It is a rare genetic disorder that causes the skin to be extremely fragile, blistering and tearing from the slightest friction […]
Behold the Lamb!
Did you know that Passover starts with the selection of the lamb? It’s true. The rabbis actually refer to this as a great miracle and it is commemorated on Shabbat HaGadol. What is the great miracle? That God provided the lamb. But what exactly is the Passover lamb? We know that it is a memorial […]
A Real Seder? Or Just a Teaching Opportunity?
One question that comes up this time of the year is how could Yeshua have a real Passover Seder, but still be sacrificed as the Lamb of God at the appropriate time? At our Seder this year, I added a short teaching after the meal addressing this question. In response to several requests for this […]
Messianic Jews and the Torah
Ro Pinto: There is certainly a lot of conflicting views within Messianic Judaism, Judaism and Christianity. But we are all human, with finite human understanding, so why should we be surprised? As a friend of mine often says, “When Messiah comes, He will explain everything and give us the proper interpretation of Torah.” My friend […]
God is in the Details
Did God ever do something in your life that just blew you away? Oh I don’t mean some grandiose thing like raising someone from the dead, but some small set of circumstances aligned just right so that it seemed pre-planned by human effort though you know it wasn’t? That’s what happened to me a couple […]
Fiddler on the Roof – Winds of Change
The other day 24 of us gathered at my house to watch Fiddler on the Roof. That was no small feat as I live in a rather small townhouse. But we all found seats and had a great time! The movie is one of my favorites. For my 10th birthday, my parents tried to get […]
What Can We Learn From One Pharaoh, Let Alone Two?
I’ve noticed a lot of ‘2s’ lately as I read the Word. There was Abraham and Lot, Sarah and Hagar, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Jacob and Laban, Leah and Rachel, Joseph and his brothers. I seem to be drawing contrasts and comparisons, noticing good qualities and bad in an effort to learn and […]