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Most of what you will see here are digital articles that were originally published in our quarterly magazine, Israel’s Messenger. There are also additional posts relating to theology, current events, and sharing your faith with a Jewish person.
FEAST OF FIRST FRUITS
by Rev. Ken Overby Mark it on your calendars now. The Feast of First Fruits is April, 19-20. But don’t get your hopes up that the local party store will be stocked up for the celebration. I doubt your neighborhood Judaica store will either. But if you have the...
PASSOVER AND THE FOUR CUPS
By Rev. Dan Bergman Trying to fully grasp the modern Passover can be an intimidating task to any believer who has not experienced the unique perspective of a Jewish upbringing. Although of Jewish heritage on my father’s side, like many “Samaritans”, I was raised...
JERUSALEM: THE HOLY CITY
Moshe Gold Webster's Dictionary defines holy as connected to a god or a religion. Thus Jerusalem is a holy city, consecrated to God. However, the meaning of this depends on who you talk with since Jerusalem is associated with two deities and revered as holy by...
JERUSALEM: CENTER OF WORLD REDEMPTION
by Mark Robinson The world was shattered with the entrance of sin. Wars, famines, diseases, holocaust, murders, rapes, broken homes, abandoned children, sickness, and death all lie at the doorway of Adam's sin. The collective heartache of all humanity throughout...
PSALM 89
by Moshe Gold The Tabernacle of David Psalm 89 was written during a stressful time in the history of the Jewish people. Jerusalem was in ruins, and the people of Israel were without a godly king; they had lost control over their destiny and in this weak and helpless...
PSALM 40
by Rev. Dan Bergman It was a spring day during the earthly ministry of our Messiah, Jesus. He had gone up to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. It was there that he met, and healed a man who had been incapacitated with a physical infirmity for thirty eight years! God’s...
PSALM 24
by Rev. Mark Robinson In the pursuit of everyday life, mankind is oblivious to the sovereignty of the divine King of kings. The world, and its problems, seems to continually turn with no answers to the dilemmas of life. Islamic terrorism, the cultural and...
PASSOVER, EASTER, AND THE EARLY CHURCH
by Moshe Gold I remember being asked by a pastor, who was looking for an innovative way of celebrating Easter, how I celebrated it. I told him that for me, Passover was Easter. For although I have participated in Easter Sunday celebrations, for many, like myself, who...