Forsaking Yeshua
What makes some Messianics abandon Yeshua in their pursuit of Judaism? In a comment yesterday, Judah Himango brought up the case of several individuals who have done just that. I agree with him that...
View ArticleThat We May Be Accepted
He shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt offering, that it may be acceptable in his behalf, in expiation for him. -Leviticus 1:4, JPS Translation A fundamental problem of life, life in the big...
View ArticleExcellent Blog Post By Ruth: God in the Lives of Jewish Atheists at Passover
A must read: http://sojourningwithjews.com/2013/04/01/passover-atheist-style/
View ArticleIsaiah 35
A common message in Isaiah is a contrast between misplaced faith in the trappings of power versus a truer faith in the creation power of God which remakes things. What we need is a kind of visionary...
View ArticleActively Waiting and Believing
Are we disciples of Isaiah? Is longing for the stages of arrival of the kingdom of heaven beneficial for Jews and Christians? If so, why? And what sorts of things should we expect? Every aspect of the...
View ArticleReward and Desire, Proper Loves
In preparing an outline about the Resurrection on the last day, a belief shared by Judaism and Christianity, I wanted first to think about the idea of the promise of reward and the idea of our desire....
View ArticleYeshua, the Woman at the Well, Thirst as a Clue
Thirst is a universal human experience. This is not just longing for water, but something else, a deeper satisfaction we are looking for, which is promised in many things but never quite satisfied....
View ArticleLonging for Reward, 1st Part
Theirs is the kingdom of heaven. They will be comforted. They will inherit the earth. They will be satisfied. They will receive mercy. They will see God. They will be called children of God. Theirs is...
View ArticleLonging for Reward, 2nd Part
Is God real? Oddly, one of the evidences is indirect, actually evidence that a human belief in “heaven” is based on something real (eventually it will be the earth perfected, but for now “heaven” is...
View ArticleThe Gospel from the Gospels #4
Doing theology is not easy. I think the problem, if you consider theology being hard a problem, is that God is profound and the scriptures are full of weighty things. Truth is more like a complex red...
View ArticleLiving by Faith #1 (Mussar Beginnings)
Sometimes we talk about faith as in “reasons to believe.” That is an important topic. Yet also important is the matter of continuing in faith, day by day and moment by moment, experientially as we...
View ArticleLiving by Faith #2 (Mussar Beginnings)
I will start with some theory and exploration and then get very practical and hands-on in this article. The question is: how can I have and increase faith? Abraham Joshua Heschel wisely says that “awe...
View ArticleLonging for Reward, Third Part
This series is about our deepest longings and what they can tell us about God. The idea, simply put, is that we can look at our own nature and discover something about the purpose of being. Each one...
View ArticleReligious Unbelief
Religious unbelief is a stage of personal development. It is in some ways a step up from non-religious unbelief. The problem is, it involves people who should know better. It is not a necessary stage...
View ArticleFaith Begins With Awe (Heschel in Simple Terms)
I’ve written many times about Heschel and I know that many find it difficult to understand his writing. I feel that in many of my previous attempts to expound on Heschel’s ideas I have not made what...
View ArticleOn the Possibility of the Bible Being Inspired
“. . . we will find it impossible to remain certain of the impossibility of revelation.” -Abraham Joshua Heschel, God in Search of Man, ch. 17, “The Idea of Revelation.” One reason to doubt the...
View ArticleGenesis, Bible, Inspiration (Partial Transcript)
This, along with my full notes, will become a two-video series next week on AncientBible.net. I am not publishing all of my thoughts here. I think I will save many of them for the opportunity to give...
View ArticleVideo on AncientBible: Genesis, Bible, Inspiration #1
Posted this morning on AncientBible.net . . . Some people avoid learning too much about the cultural background of the Bible because they worry about losing their faith. Others live in denial that the...
View ArticleResponding to Judah Himango on “Apostasy”
I essentially agree with Judah Himango’s post from yesterday. There have been a number of persons who were bloggers, who were known to many of us via their online writings, who decided in the end that...
View ArticleThe Bible as a Divine Book (plus a video)
We have never been the same since the day on which God overwhelmed us at Sinai. -Abraham Joshua Heschel The story of God speaking from the mountain in the desert is not a simple one. If you’ve not...
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