Kesef
It’s easiest to pray in hard times. But praying when things are going great is vital for knowing God and preparing for whatever life may throw at us!
“I was happily surprised when my Orthodox dad came to my Jews for Jesus talk—then blown away by his reaction when I spoke of the blood of the lamb.”
Jesus didn’t come to start a new religion. His famous Last Supper was a Passover Seder in which he announced the new covenant promised in the Tanakh.
Why doesn’t God always respond when we pray to him for worthy causes, like the release and safe return of the October 7th hostages?
What Jesus said about family sounds very shocking. But it can actually give us new perspective on how to love our closest friends and relatives.
If our anxieties run deep, we need a deep solution. Inner peace was not a goal that Jesus was urging us to achieve, but a gift he was offering.
For years, I saw Dylan’s songwriting talent as a wall I couldn’t climb. But now I see it as a window looking into something bigger than all of us.
Jesus might seem to some like a sagely peacenik. But on closer inspection, we can see he was a different type of teacher with a very clear mission.
With thousands of churches and Messianic congregations out there, what makes one right for you?
Is saying Happy Hanukkah just a social ritual, or is it something more significant? Aden’s story gets to the heart of what we celebrate in Hanukkah.
For interfaith couples, these holidays may highlight differences, but their shared themes of light, hope, and family offer opportunities for unity.
Like many, I used to insist that I was spiritual but not religious, seeking my own path to truth and the transcendent. Here’s why that doesn’t work.
The things Jesus taught about charity and love for neighbors are widely appealing. But one central claim he made about himself is offensive to many.
Some see Jesus as a good-hearted social reformer who was tragically naïve about the politics of his day. But does that view get Jesus right?
Our response to a controversy that is brewing over a new Netflix show that cast an Israeli Jewish woman to play the mother of Jesus.
Why was the Second Temple in Jerusalem destroyed in 70 AD? Interestingly, the rabbis and Jesus had some similar things to say about this.
People today worry a lot about what to prioritize in life. And even 2,000 years ago, it was a relevant issue that Jesus addressed in a key teaching.
Yom Kippur was never the same . . . in a good way.
Jewish history has many martyrs who remained faithful to God in the face of persecution. Was Jesus that kind of martyr or something different?
Our traditional Jewish liturgies have helped to shape our identity as a people, and they still have that formative power.
I continue to celebrate Jewish holidays now that I am a believer in Jesus. But certain holidays carry different meanings for me than they once did.
The near sacrifice of Isaac is an unusual biblical story that has drawn much attention over the centuries from both rabbinic and messianic readers.
A modern evil with very deep roots. Taking a look at the history of antisemitism can help us better understand and identify the tree we’re now standin...
The world has seemed darker for Jewish people in the last year. But we’ve also seen solidarity in places where we may not have expected it.
