Messer and the Messianic Mess
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Messianic blogs and websites are buzzing with the news of self-styled "Messianic Rabbi" Ralph Messer's recent desecration of a Torah scroll at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. A YouTube video shows Messer wrapping the scroll around Bishop Eddie Long in a mock coronation ceremony. Fortunately, representatives of the Messianic Jewish world have universally condemned Messer's actions. Ordained congregational leaders from both the UMJC and the IAMCS have...
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Biblically Kosher Release Update
God willing, we will be shipping our newest book, Biblically Kosher, next week. Biblically Kosher is a book that examines in detail what the Bible (both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament) says about food. Many people say that they keep "biblically kosher" or have a "Leviticus diet" because they avoid eating the unclean animals listed in Leviticus 11. But the Bible actually says much more about what to...
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A Six-Week Challenge: Shovavim
"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction" is the third of Newton's laws of motion. Most of the time when this formula is used, it is outside the context of physics--and is applied to choices that we make that bring certain consequences or results. This morning at our weekly FFOZ chapel service I passed on a challenged to our staff to make a six-week commitment to the "wayward ones."...
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Asarah BeTevet: The Fast of the 10th of Tevet
The Fast of the 10th of Tevet is Thursday January 5th sunrise to sunset. The book of Zechariah mentions a fast that takes place in the tenth month. (Zechariah 8:19) Traditionally this is seen as a commemoration of the destruction of Jerusalem which began in the year 588 BCE: And the word of the LORD came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of...
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The Ninth of Tevet: Simon Peter's Yahrzeit
Tuesday evening, January 3rd, begins the 9th of Tevet which, according to Jewish tradition, is the anniversary of the death of Simon Peter. Simon Peter holds a special place in the hearts of many believers. We find camaraderie and consolation in a man who could sail from the highest points of discipleship to the lows of denying his Master. His struggles are our struggles; his challenges are our challenges, and,...
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Some Religious Predictions for 2012
It's a new year. It's a time for some predictions. CNN released at the turn of the year an interesting blog of various spiritual leaders casting their predictions for 2012. There were three thoughts/predictions that caught my eye. Sabbath Becomes Trendy! Fourth Commandment makes a comeback! Sabbath named Time's person of the year! A new movement sweeps the country. They call themselves 24/6. Worn out by being tethered to the...
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Is New Year's Pagan?
This time of year there is a lot of focus on Christmas and its pagan origins. There was even an article in a prominent Christian magazine entitled "Stealing Christmas" that admits that many popular Christmas traditions were borrowed from ancient pagan practices. It is surprising then that very little attention is given to New Year's Day. Judaism celebrates four different New Year's Days throughout the year, depending on what...
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