Last week’s Torah portion (i.e., parashat Noach) introduced us to Abram (אַבְרָם), the descendant of Noah’s son Shem, who was the great-grandson of the patriarch Methuselah – a man who who personally knew Adam and Eve and upheld the original promise of redemption given in the Garden of Eden. Just as there were ten generations […] The post Parashat …

There is rational, intuitive, and empirical evidence to believe that the universe was created in time by a transcendental power that is the source of all value, meaning, purpose, and so on. Martin Heidegger asked, “Why is there something rather than nothing,” which is not a question about a possible cause for an observed effect, […] The post Irrepr…

THE VERY FIRST PROPHECY OF THE TORAH concerns the promise of the coming “seed of the woman” who would vanquish the serpent (nachash) that had originally tempted and deceived Eve (Gen. 3:15). This prophecy is sometimes called the proto-euangelion (“first gospel”), since it is the starting point of all subsequent prophecy and redemptive history revea…

V’zot HaBerakhah (“this is the blessing”) is the final portion of the Torah, which records Moses’ last words to the people just before his death. It is always read just after the festival of Sukkot on the holiday called “Simchat Torah.” After reading this portion, we will “rewind the scroll” back to Parashat Bereshit to […] The post V’Zot HaBerakha…

Many of our deepest anxieties come from the fear of death, whether we are conscious of this or not… Death represents fear of the unknown, fear of being abandoned, fear of being rejected, fear of being separated from others, and so on. I am so glad Yeshua gives us eternal life, which for me is […] The post The Essence of Atonement… appeared first on…

Let me begin this entry by quoting a passage of Scripture from the New Testament that admonishes us to remember our shared heritage with the Jewish people: “Brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in […] The post The Relevance of Rosh Hashanah… app…

In this special “High Holiday” audio presentation, I discuss the holiday of Yom Kippur and its themes, particularly in reference to the atonement given in the Messiah Yeshua, as well as parashat Ha’azinu, the Torah portion we always read between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The Ha’azinu is an amazing prophetic song (“shirah”) written by […] The po…

In this “Shavuah Tov” audio broadcast I discuss both the Jewish High Holidays — and how they relate to us as followers of Yeshua the Messiah — as well as the weekly Torah portion we will read for Shabbat Shuvah, namely parashat Vayeilech. I hope you will find it helpful. L’Shanah Tovah u’Metukah b’Yeshua Meshicheinu, […] The post Parashat Vayeilech…

Our Torah reading for this week, parashat Nitzavim (פרשת ניצבים), is always read on the Shabbat immediately before the solemn holiday of Rosh Hashanah, and therefore it is the last Torah portion read before the new Jewish year (see Exod. 23:16). In many synagogues, the opening and concluding paragraphs of parashat Nitzavim are also read […] The pos…

In this audio podcast I discuss the the 40 day “Season of Teshuvah” or repentance leading up to the Jewish High Holidays as well as the weekly Torah portion, parashat Ki Tavo, which includes instructions for the people to ratify the Sinai covenant in the promised land by means of a special covenant renewal ceremony […] The post Parashat Ki Tavo (po…

A study of our Hebraic roots, at The Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. This episode's teacher is Roy Shrode.

A study of our Hebraic roots, at The Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. This episode's teacher is Chris Modisett.

A study of our Hebraic roots, at The Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. This episode's teacher is Chris Modisett.

A study of our Hebraic roots, at The Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. This episode's teacher is Mark Dean.

A study of our Hebraic roots, at The Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. This episode's teacher is Mark Dean.

A study of our Hebraic roots, at The Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. This episode's teacher is Mark Dean.