'Messiah' Tagged Posts

'Messiah' Tagged Posts

Faces of the Kingdom: Esther

Let’s meet a woman whose courageous choice at a royal banquet saved an entire nation. Esther, a Jewish orphan who became a Persian queen, faced an impossible decision…to remain silent and safe, or to speak up and risk everything. Picture the scene…wine flowing at a royal banquet, the king’s favor evident, and Haman seated in what he believed was a place of special…

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.…

Foods of Rosh Hashanah

Are you wondering what to serve when we celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)? We all know that it’s not really a Jewish Festival without food… unless, of course, it’s Yom Kippur and we’re instructed to “afflict ourselves” by fasting. But even then, a fair bit of thought goes into what will be served at the break-fast after…