I often find myself in tension. A recent experience brought this tension again to mind. Going Passover shopping at “the Kosher Jewel,” grabbing expensive Seder matzah, a few boxes of kosher for Passover treats, and then practicing for a youth-led worship...
Successful leadership development and transition in the Messianic Jewish community, like every other part of the body of Messiah and in the global Synagogue, is an existential issue. As the pioneering generations reach the denouement of their era as day-to-day leaders...
Romans 12:20 Rather, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For by doing so you will heap coals of fire upon his head.” What’s this? … First it was, “Never take vengeance.” Now it’s,...
Romans 12:19 Never take your own revenge, loved ones, but give room for God’s wrath – for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” says Adonai. Paul is quoting a well known verse from the Torah, as he brings his discourse on how we are...
Today, as the Church moves into God’s end-time plans upon the earth, there is a great need to break away from the status quo and reestablish the Kingdom principles that Yeshua released to His Body while He was in the world. These include seeking God’s rule, obedience,...
Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in shalom with all people. In the words of Rabbi Avram Belinski (as spoken in “The Frisco Kid,”) “Wonderful, wonderful!” Live in shalom with everybody. Before we can do it, we’ve...
