In the last forty years that my wife, Kate, and I have been blessed to serve in the same Messianic congregation (Beth Am Messiah) in New City, NY. Much has changed locally and in other parts of the country regarding our relationship with the Church. Reflecting on the history of Messianic believers reveals a nearly…
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Imagine the Gospel Story if it read like this … Yeshua called together His twelve disciples and brought them with him for a special retreat in the Galilee. The trauma of the Roman occupation in the first-century was difficult for all of God’s people and the hard dealings with zealot terrorists was such that Messiah’s…
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In John 13, we find Yeshua celebrating His last supper with His disciples. Yeshua knew the urgency of preparing His disciples for the enormous changes that were about to come upon them. None of them had any idea of what was to follow. His words and the events of that night are recorded in the…
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Up until recently, in my almost 70 years, I always thought nothing could top the tumultuous year 1968– my freshman year of high school. Vietnam, assassinations, cities burning, “Prague Spring,” presidencies toppled, revolutions everywhere, and so much more! The comparisons have been made many times between the last 2 1/2 years and that fateful year:…
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Imagine if you will, the Body of Messiah living in the fullness of the knowledge of God. Imagine the Body of Messiah having the Spirit of wisdom and revelation and understanding of her identity in Messiah. Imagine the Body of Messiah knowing well the will of the Father and empowered by the Ruach HaKodesh to…
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Touring the hallways of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, I came upon a replica of the oldest archaeological discovery containing a verse from the Tanakh (Old Testament compilation of the Torah, Writings and the Prophets). On this replica of a diminutive amulet were engraved the words of the priestly blessing from Numbers 6:23-24, dating back…
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Good news has to be good. We’ve all heard of some of these: “I got accepted to college!” “I just got engaged!” “I’m pregnant!” “I got the job!” These are “good news” because they are things we wanted—really, really wanted—and receiving them brought us great joy to receive them. It also brings us joy to…
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You will not grow by reading this magazine. What? Stay with me. A year or so ago, God put it on my heart to launch a magazine that would represent the unique combination of values and Kingdom principles we aim to reproduce within our Tikkun America family of congregations and ministries. When I shared the…
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As followers of Yeshua the Messiah we are called to testify to the grace and mercy of the Lord in every sphere of life,to give ourselves as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1) and to lead lives that are worthy of the calling which we have been called (Ephesians 4:1). Yet in this, what does it truly…
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Thursday is known in Hebrew as “Yom HaChamishi,” meaning “the fifth day.” Every day has a “Psalm of the Day” and the one for Thursday is Psalm 81. Psalm 81 has 17 verses. Let’s not rush when we take opportunities to read through them. Psalm 81 starts with a series of five sudden commands to…
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