Circumcision is not just a guy thing. God calls both men and women into a wholehearted covenant with Himself, and there should be an outward sign of an inward commitment. Circumcision and beauty are those outwards signs. Unfortunately, tough circumstances in our lives reveal to us that circumcision and beauty are often only skin-deep – […]
Recently I was reading Deuteronomy 18 where Moses instructs the Israelites “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me…you must listen to him.” I got to thinking what, exactly, does this mean? After all, there have been many prophets since the time of Moses. But he talked about one […]
What exactly is Elul and why should Christians care? In the Hebrew calendar, Elul is the name of the month that comes before the fall feasts. It is the time leading up to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Traditionally, it is remembered as the time God gave Moses the second set of tablets and […]
What many non-Jewish Christians don’t get is that God is the same yesterday, today and forever. Oh, we say we get it, we say we believe it, but do we really? When it comes to a discussion of Torah, our words often reveal something entirely different – and we don’t even realize it. Because we […]
This is the month of Elul. It is a time of preparation for the holy days that are coming. It is a time to fast and pray. That got me thinking about a lesson God gave me a few years back on fasting. One day I was praying about jobs and income for my […]
This past week I conducted the most unusual interview ever. I am a district supervisor with a merchandising company, and a very nice lady – who I’ll call Jay – applied for a position. One thing we have to do at these interviews is see the applicant’s ID. Well, it was her ID that caused […]
I once read Frank Peretti’s book ‘Piercing the Darkness’. In it he had God’s angels cause a believer to be in a traffic accident. I remember thinking, “God wouldn’t do that, would He?” A few weeks ago I was on my way to Temple Aron HaKodesh. I take the same route every week. But this […]
If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you likely heard that the purpose of the law was to show us how sinful we are. Once this realization sets in, we accept Christ as Savior and are good to go. But what does God say the purpose of His law is? Deut 4:6-7 […]
I heard someone refer to the communion as a simple meal. Instantly I had two reactions. First I thought, “Tell that to all us ladies who spend days preparing the meal”; and second, my heart broke because so many just don’t understand what the cup and ‘cracker’ represent. For the last several years I have […]
When you see a child pulling a tantrum in a store, is your first thought, “Oh his parents did such a great job” or do you think, “Somebody ought to teach that kid a lesson”? When children break the rules, they bring dishonor to their parents. In fact, when any of us break the rules, […]