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Faces of the Kingdom: Ruth
Welcome back to our series exploring the people of the Bible! Today we’re meeting someone really important…Ruth, a foreign widow whose radical declaration of faith would place her in the lineage of the Messiah Himself. These words, spoken on a dusty road between Moab and Bethlehem, would echo through history, coming from a widow who had every reason to turn back, but…
Faces of the Kingdom: Adam and Eve
As we step into a new year, we’re beginning a new blog post series exploring the people of the Bible, both characters you may know a lot about and maybe some who are still a bit of mystery to you! Now, where better to start than at the beginning itself? Today we meet the first humans—Adam and Eve—whose story reveals the truth about God’s heart for humanity.…
How to Start the New Year Seeking God
As we approach the New Year, our world bombards us with messages about fresh starts, new beginnings, and self-improvement. Everywhere we turn, someone is talking about resolutions, goal-setting, and making this year “the best year yet.” The pressure to have it all figured out, to craft the perfect vision board, and to finally become the person we’ve…
Introducing the Fall Feasts
As the summer begins to fade and the leaves start to fall, we find ourselves approaching one of the most significant seasons of the year—the Fall Feasts season. These are not merely traditions or man-made holidays, but God’s own appointed times (moedim)—sacred feasts that He Himself established for us, His people to meet with Him in special ways. Preparing for God’s…
Faith…More Than Just Belief
We often call ourselves “people of faith,” but do we truly understand what faith means?… Many of us might think of faith as positive thinking, agreeing with Biblical truths, or simply just believing that God exists. However, the author of Hebrews dedicates an entire chapter to show us that faith is something much deeper and more beautiful. But we are not…
Moving Heaven and Earth: Our Miraculous God
Have you ever witnessed something so extraordinary that it left you speechless, knowing you had just seen the impossible become possible? Maybe it was a prayer answered in the most unexpected way, a healing that defied medical explanation, or a provision that came at exactly the right moment when all hope seemed lost. These glimpses of the miraculous remind us that we…
Celebrating Shavuot: From Counting to Covenant
Today marks the culmination of our Counting of the Omer, meaning that tomorrow is Shavuot—and this evening is Erev Shavu’ot! After counting for the past forty-nine days, we finally arrive at this special feast that connects heaven and earth, past and present, redemption and revelation… But what…
Walking Out God’s Plans…Not Our Own
Do you ever feel like you’re walking through life with a detailed roadmap, only to discover that you’ve been reading it upside down?… This verse from Proverbs captures the important choice we as believers have to make – between our personal wants and God’s perfect plan. How often do we find ourselves meticulously planning our lives, mapping out…
Purpose in the Journey from Passover to Shavuot
The real meaning behind Counting the Omer… The journey from Egypt to Sinai represents one of the most formative periods in Biblical history, and as we count the days between Passover and Shavuot, this is a perfect time to reflect on the significance of the Omer and its relevance to our lives today!…
The Courage of Responsibility
What does Purim teach us about Divine Purpose? The feast of Purim brings with it costumes and noisemakers, hamantashen and celebration, but beneath all the revelry lies one of the most profound stories of responsibility in Scripture. In our reading of the Megillah, the Book of Esther, a distinctive theme of responsibility sticks out, one woven all throughout the story and…