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Monthly Archives: August 2011
LIVE Elul Discussion, Week 1
A beautiful garden is well-ordered and weedless. This is the month for getting our gardens ready. They need a lot of work . . . אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי וְדוֹדִי לִי I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. -Song of … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Mussar, Uncategorized
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Tonight, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time: ELUL Live Discussion
Be here between 9 and 10 pm tonight. I will post some texts from the Machzor, from Mesillat Yesharim, and other sources to get us started with a discussion via blog comments. We’ll discuss repentance, mussar, preparation for the High … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Mussar
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YIC Blog: Yeshua on Repentance
Elul starts tomorrow night. It is a good time for this topic. Here is the beginning and you can read the whole thing at the link below: When he came to his senses he said, “How many of my father’s … Continue reading
Posted in Yeshua In Context
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Leman’s Favorite Books About God
I made a comment on James Pyles’s blog today that Heschel’s God in Search of Man is in my top twenty favorite books of all time. That led me to think about formalizing my list. I exclude from the list … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Education, Uncategorized
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Elul Events, Coming Live Here at Musings!!
Elul starts Tuesday night, August 30. It is the month of repentance, the month leading the High Holidays. MORE REPENTANCE. We don’t go deeper because we don’t look inside far enough. We don’t go higher because we don’t look high … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
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YIC Blog: Isaiah 11 in Yeshua’s Time
How did they read Isaiah 11:1-6 in Yeshua’s time? Here are examples from Second Temple Jewish literature. It’s part of a series at the Yeshua in Context blog filling in the pieces of the Messiah puzzle. What sorts of things … Continue reading
Posted in Messiah, Yeshua In Context
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Torah and New Testament #3
The multitude of regulations (the Jews found 613 laws in the Law, the books Genesis through Deuteronomy) was such that even to remember them all was a burden, and to keep them all bordered on the impossible. -Leon Morris, Galatians: … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Judaism, Judeo-Christian, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Paul, Torah
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The Message of Jesus via Scot McKnight
Call me a Scot McKnight fan. He is a well-read, academic who communicates very well with less academic readers. He also has grasped a holistic approach to reading the Bible that I have found very helpful. And he is a … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, Scot McKnight
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On Togetherness and MJ
Togetherness is what we lack. There is power in a group, large or small, which is together in purpose. When we know who we are, what we care about, and what we share as common goals, being together is encouraging, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Worship
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PODCAST: Yeshua Musterion
One of Yeshua’s favorite questions for disciples is amusing: “Are you without understanding?” It’s a good question for all of us who read the gospels and try to apprehend what he is about. Even more so, it is a good … Continue reading
Posted in Yeshua In Context
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