Leviticus 23:24

It is no secret that I love the Jewish holidays. This year, as I was preparing to give a teaching on them for the Chinese Church, I discovered a lot of interesting facts that I’ve been mulling over the past few days. This morning, a new and simpler meaning for the Feast of Trumpets suddenly occurred…

It is no secret that I love the Jewish holidays. This year, as I was preparing to give a teaching on them for the Chinese Church, I discovered a lot of interesting facts that I’ve been mulling over the past few days. This morning, a new and simpler meaning for the Feast of Trumpets suddenly occurred…

Living up to promises is not possible apart from God’s grace. And God never fails or breaks His promises. He will complete the work He began in us.…

Many Christians who have embraced the Hebraic roots of their faith look forward each new moon. What, if anything, do new moons have to do with our faith? Not unique to those in the Hebraic roots an……

Hebrews 11:30, 31 Faith is obedience in the face of risk. “30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. 31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient” (Hebrews 11:30, 31). Two separate, but related events. Both illustrate the truth described in James 2:26, “…faith without works is dead.” It was not enough for Israel to believe that the walls would come down, or for Rahab to believ…

Hebrews 11:30, 31 Faith is obedience in the face of risk. “30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. 31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient” (Hebrews 11:30, 31). Two separate, but related events. Both illustrate the truth described in James 2:26, “…faith without works is dead.” It was not enough for Israel to believe that the walls would come down, or for Rahab to believ…

BENT, BROKEN, UNBOWED The Ten Commandments for Today The fourth commandment is: “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.” And in the event we don’t know what that means exactly, God gives us instructions—exactly. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall do no work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your anima…

BENT, BROKEN, UNBOWED The Ten Commandments for Today The fourth commandment is: “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.” And in the event we don’t know what that means exactly, God gives us instructions—exactly. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall do no work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your anima…

The first time read about the Shofar , the ram’s horn, in the Bible is in Exodus Chapter 19, when the Israelites encamped below Mount Sinai. The Hebrew word used in these chapters is Shofar (שֹׁפָ֖ר). [i] The Lord instructed the Israelites to wait for the third day when He would come down upon t…

The first time read about the Shofar , the ram’s horn, in the Bible is in Exodus Chapter 19, when the Israelites encamped below Mount Sinai. The Hebrew word used in these chapters is Shofar (שֹׁפָ֖ר). [i] The Lord instructed the Israelites to wait for the third day when He would come down upon t…