L'Shanah Tova! Happy (Jewish) New Year! Yes, I'm late. Also, a bit lazy, so here's a repost to tide everyone over. As many of you already know, we are entering into the fall High Holy Days, comprised of the Feasts of Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles. Just as the spring Feastdays celebrate the First Coming of …
Searching For Forgiveness
One of the better books that I've read recently is Robert J. Hutcheson's Searching For Jesus. It's a look at the more recent turns in scholarship in regards to the life, death, and resurrection of Yeshua of Nazareth. It was published in 2015, so the information is pretty up-to-date, so for that reason alone it …
Choose Your Own Afterlife
An old friend of mine posted a thought experiment recently: Basically, pick your afterlife ala a Choose Your Own Adventure scenario. He wanted people to choose what they most probably considered to be the truth from a number of options, one of which was, "People who exhibit sufficient good in life go to a heaven of some …
Rosh Hashanah
As many of you already know, we are entering into the fall High Holy Days, comprised of the Feasts of Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles. Just as the spring Feastdays celebrate the First Coming of Messiah Yeshua, and Shavuot (Pentecost) celebrates the giving of the Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) to the Ekklesia in between the …
For the Apologetics File: 5 Possible Theories That Explain the Resurrection of Jesus
I came across this in another forum, and decided to post it here for both my readers and for my own future reference. Rarely have I seen such a succinct yet thorough defense of Yeshua's resurrection: 5 Possible Theories that Explain the Resurrection of Jesus Part 1 - 5 Possible Theories that Explain the Resurrection …
When the World Denies the Resurrection . . . of Israel
Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. Anti-Zionism is saying, "I'm fine with Jews . . . as long as they're under somebody's boot." When this blog first started out, I would often comment on the news of the day. I've not done so as much recently due to not having the time and wanting to focus on my strong suit, …
Continue reading "When the World Denies the Resurrection . . . of Israel"
HaBikkurim and Resurrection
I just realized two things: First, that my current series has run out and I'm not quite ready to post the next one. Second, that I've never done a post on HaBikkurim, the Feast of Firstfruits. That's really odd, since while Firstfruits is considered a very minor High Holy Day in mainline Judaism (due to a …
“Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky . . .”
". . . but you cannot discern the signs of the times!" So Yeshua answered the Sadducees and Pharisees who demanded yet another sign from Him. And so I think he would answer the Christians today who ignore the greatest miracle in two thousand years staring them in the face. They believe in the Resurrection …
Continue reading "“Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky . . .”"
Rosh Hashanah
As many of you already know, we are entering into the fall High Holy Days, comprised of the Feasts of Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles. Just as the spring Feastdays celebrate the First Coming of Messiah Yeshua, and Shavuot (Pentecost) celebrates the giving of the Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) to the Ekklesia in between the …
