Passion is one of the most important keys to a healthy growth in the Lord and as a disciple of the Kingdom. It is essential for both leadership and ministry. Passion is an intense desire or enthusiasm for something. Enthusiasm is intense or eager enjoyment, interest, or approval of a pursuit. Unrestrained passion without purpose…
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Most Messianic Jews and many Christians have heard that religious Jews read not just the Bible (Tanakh. Old Testament) but also the ‘Talmud’. Some Christians have criticised the Talmud as a “bunch of laws made up by the rabbis”, created for the purpose of maintaining control over the Jewish people. As you will discover in…
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One night, shortly after we moved to our new house, I was driving home in the fog out in the country. I was going on what were then unfamiliar roads. And in the dark, I was not always aware of exactly where I was with the fog. Fortunately, I had put my new address into…
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As a deliverance minister, I have met many people who have a deep fear within themselves that they will be abandoned by God. Many of these people are even seasoned believers. There have been times in my own life when I have struggled with this fear of abandonment as well. From my own experiences and…
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How many optimists do we have here? When you have a bad day, do you typically feel like things will turn around to get better? Or do you tend to fall into a state of despair and hopelessness? I’ve had some very, very bad days. Even though I consider myself an optimist, there are some…
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The high holidays. Every Jew knows about them and it’s usually the only time most Jews go to any type of service. These are big events, that is, Rosh Hashanah and, especially, Yom Kippur. Many irreligious Jews fast even to some degree on Yom Kippur. Whatever one has done for the other 364 days of…
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In John 15:15, Yeshua calls His disciples together and makes an amazing statement. He says, “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I call you friends…” Rabbi Yosef Mitzrachi says that the Hebrew word for friend (chaver) has the same root as the word “connection” (chivur). …
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Tekiah! The first blast of the Shofar sounds on the Feast of Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah. What follows are 23 action-packed days, the details of which are described in the final verses of Leviticus 23. From that first Tekiah blast, we hear the call to an assembly, the reality of which we have not yet seen.…
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In my 20s, I earned my private pilot license for small, single engine airplanes. There is not much that I’ve experienced in life that compares to the freedom of lifting off from a long stretch of runway, climbing above the tree lined horizon, and into the expansive sky. The landscape shifts and perspective changes. Mountains,…
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Many years ago, the leaders of the two largest missions organizations at that time, Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ, and Loren Cunningham of Youth with a Mission, met together and discussed the issues of culture. They came up with seven mountains that are the main cultural centers shaping the whole society. They envisioned…
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