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Monthly Archives: June 2009
What if Starbucks Marketed Like Churches?
Absolutely hilarious, true, and revealing. Kudos to the folks at beyondrelevance.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7_dZTrjw9I
Posted in Messianic Jewish
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Jews and Christians Together . . . in Holy Matrimony
Rich Nichol, the Director of the Rabbinical Ordination Institute at MJTI (mjti.com) says, “For final redemption to occur, the Church and the Jewish people must come together as never before.” Stuart Dauermann, the Senior Scholar at MJTI just released a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Gentiles, Half-Jewish, Interfaith, Intermarried, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged David Rudolph, Ellen Quarry, MJTI
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Jesus Creed and a Brush with Celebrity
What is it like to encounter one of your favorite writers and thinkers in person? Instead of the usual Sunday morning sleep-in, I rose early and brought my 18-year-old-about-to-move-out daughter with me to a church in Atlanta. When I go … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Scot McKnight, Yeshua
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A Dilettante, a Purloiner, a Trekker
I confess. I am a dabbler, a dilettante, a shameless purloiner of ideas and poetic tidbits of wisdom from a legion of books and writers. At times I feel like a poser. I only finish about half of the books … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
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PODCAST: Yeshua in Context—The Sower Part 1
Okay, I’m new at this Podcast thing. There is a way to do it directly on wordpress, but I have some uncertainty about file size. If anyone is way in the know about GarageBand, podcasting, and wordpress, email me at … Continue reading
A Few Minutes into the Resurrection
I believe in a certain story that informs the book of Revelation and which is expanded upon in its twenty two chapters. It is a story about Israel being renewed and a multitude from the nations joining them in welcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Life to Come, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Prophets, Yeshua
Tagged Revelation
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On Confidence, Community, and non-Jews in MJ
One of several books I am reading is Gary Tobin’s Opening the Gates, a call for mainstream Jewish denominations and organizations to engage in proactive conversion. His call is for synagogues to welcome rather than turn away the numerous non-Jews … Continue reading
Posted in Gentiles, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Conversion, Gary Tobin, Opening the Gates
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Love in the Messianic Age, Paul Philip Levertoff
A friend just told me yesterday he is going to graduate school with a concentration in Jewish mysticism and its history. I myself have read very little Jewish mysticism and kabbalah and so forth. I remarked that my own plans … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, FFOZ, Love, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Spirituality
Tagged kabbalah, Levertoff, mysticism, Paul Philip Levertoff, Vine of David
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The Bad News Bible
As a part of my long, slow preparation for a return to Hebrew Bible studies, I am reading The Prophets by Abraham Joshua Heschel. The first chapter started on an alarming note, depressing me more and more with each word. … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Joshua Heschel, Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Prophets
Tagged Abraham Joshua Heschel
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C.S. Lewis, Francis Collins, and the Moral Argument
My own heart and mind were first turned to God by reading C.S. Lewis and specifically Mere Christianity. Since that time, I have read most of Lewis’s works, fiction and non-fiction and, suffice it to say, I am a fan. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christian, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Atheism, atheist, atheists, C.S. Lewis, Francis Collins, moral argument
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1 Cor. 10, Gentiles, Jews, and Our Fathers
Every now and then you come across an interesting blog you’ve never read before. I had the pleasure of discovering the Sibboleth blog by Daniel Kirk in San Francisco. Sibboleth is a reference to Judges 12:5-6. Shibboleth refers now in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Gentiles, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Bikkurim, Daniel Kirk, Mishnah, Shibboleth, Sibboleth
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Revelation 12 and Its Story
Long before I followed Yeshua, I turned in fascination to the book of Revelation in a little New Testament my teacher gave (in a public school). I found in Revelation a story about a dragon and a woman. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Yeshua
Tagged Revelation, Satan
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Finding Out Who We Are and Vision for Tomorrow
The discussion the past few weeks about Messianic Judaism, Jews and Gentiles, and the future, has been great. Obviously it would be fun to get together in a big room, those of us conversing here and also many others who … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Gentiles, Interfaith, Intermarried, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
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Book Review: The Wisdom of Alfred Edersheim
Alfred Edersheim is a compelling but difficult figure for Messianic Judaism to appreciate. On the one hand, he was a Jewish-Christian and a well-learned reader of rabbinic literature. On the other hand, he was typical of the Jewish converts to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Yeshua
Tagged Alfred Edersheim, David Mishkin, Jesus, Wipf & Stock, Wipf and Stock
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Opening the Gates, Chapter 1 Summary
Knowing that I am doing some soul-searching and thinking about the theological and practical issues of Messianic Judaism as a mixed community of Jews and Gentiles, David Rudolph, Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology at MJTI (mjti.com), encouraged me to … Continue reading
The Recession, Community, and the Culture of Mindless Entertainment
In this recession, as nearly everyone considers the fragile nature of existence in a country where we no longer make anything and even find ways to outsource our service jobs (I’m no economist, but is there a future in any … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Church, Community, Ecclesiology, Movies, Netflix, Synagogue
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Paul, the New Perspective, and a C.T. Article
I am quoted in the June issue of Christianity Today. A blogger friend, Trevin Wax (trevinwax.com) put together an article and wanted reaction from some pastors (and rabbis, in my case) about how recent writings and theories on Paul affect … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, Gospel, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Christianity Today, N.T. Wright, New Perspective, Paul
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On the Human Need (or Lack Thereof) for Congregation
Starting a few years ago, I began to question everything I had learned about religion. I’m not talking so much about a crisis of faith, although I was willing to reject previous conclusions about God and look on everything with … Continue reading
Posted in messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
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Heschel on Amos
Read this one slowly and with the book of Amos close at hand. Read it more than once over the next few days. Perhaps it will revive you as it did me. …………………………. Of the minor prophets, Amos has always … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Joshua Heschel, Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Prophets, Torah
Tagged Abraham Joshua Heschel, Amos, Hebrew Bible
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An Inclusive MJ: Preliminary Considerations #1
No topic has stirred so much passion on this blog and similar blogs than the place of non-Jews within Messianic Judaism. The cliché about more heat than light has sometimes been a valid assessment of the discussion. And I am … Continue reading
Posted in Gentiles, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
Tagged Conversion, Gary Tobin, Jonathan Ginsburg
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Ezekiel on My Mind
Ezekiel is the Leviticus of the Prophets. If you read the Bible regularly, you know what I mean. It is one of those books you avoid or skim over quickly. I mean, sure there are choice bits like the New … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism
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