Rabbinic Views of Resurrection & Messiah! *References from the Bible and Talmud (Jewish commentary).  Is Isaiah 53 about the Messiah? The Talmud (ancient rabbinical writings) stated his name will be the leper of the school of the House of Rabbi, because it is written, Therefore hath he borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet…

I would tell seminary students, “You are here this moment, this second, this minute, this hour, on this planet, in this this solar system, in this universe, for a reason – you are no mistake. God makes no mistake!”  We all have flaws and are inconsistent. Each day, we must renew our commitment to the…

Israel Today Ministries Twenty – Years Serving and Blessing Israel! Over 216,000 meals given to those in Israel who need it most.   Conception: While in the pastorate I highlighted expositional teaching, emphasizing the Jewish roots of scripture. My doctoral dissertation addressed the “Hebraic Aspects of Christian Spirituality.”  Being courted by a couple of international…

Mary Did Not Know! Luke 1:28 – 35 Gabriel whose name means “Strength of God” suddenly appeared to the virgin in her private chambers.  “Hail (rejoice), thou that art highly favored, the LORD is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”  No other place in Scripture do similar words appear.  When Gabriel appeared to Daniel he could only say, “For thou…

Adonai Elohim Moses penned the sacred words of the creation story with great specificity. Chapter One In chapter one of Genesis you will find phrases such as: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” “Then God said.” “And God saw.” “God called.” “So God created.”  Chapter Two By the time, we arrive in…

Mystery of the Seventh Month Leviticus 23:23-44 Festive lights, special foods, games, family celebration, prayer, religious activity, strange looking tents.  What is going on within the Jewish community?  Why are Jewish people praying, fasting, and rejoicing? The number seven has always been a special biblical number according to scholars.  This sacred number speaks of completion,…

Love what God loves! God wants you and I to love what He loves. Israel is the “apple of His eye” (Zechariah 2:8).  God says to Israel, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness” (Jer. 31:3). God is eternal, and His love is eternal. To grasp the…

And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed” (Genesis 32:28). Before the World was created, and before the Stars danced in majestic design. Before the galaxies displayed their glorious splendor, and before Adam and Eve graced the landscape…

Whoever Saves a Life! “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5; Yerushalmi Talmud 4:9). Jewish sages embraced the importance of a human being. They understood that life is precious and valuable as the Talmud verse above explains. There are days we do this better. There…

Twenty-first century worship does not look like first century worship.  C.S. Lewis said, “The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God” (Letters to Malcom: Chiefly on Prayer, Glasgow: Collins & Sons, 1964, 6).  Paul told Timothy to guard the deposit of faith given (1 Tim. 6:20).…