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Category Archives: Spirituality
Classic Reprint: Tisha B’Av
How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she that was great among the nations! . . . She weeps bitterly in the night, tears on her cheeks; among all her … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Spirituality
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Messiah's Desire (vs. Satan's)
Passover is a time when we think about not only Exodus but also, as Messianic Jews and Christians, the Last Supper. That train of thought led me to consider a saying of Yeshua at the Last Supper, a saying found … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Spirituality, Yeshua
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A Very Non-Expert Introduction to Mussar
I spent the later part of the afternoon yesterday meeting with a friend and congregant to compare notes and discuss Mussar. Mussar is a movement coming out of Lithuania in the 19th century. Mussar is about working on the improvement … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Spirituality
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Empowered Experience: Laying Tefillin
Life with God isn’t purely intellectual. It isn’t purely emotional. And emotional-rationality doesn’t explain it all either. I am not alone, in the vast see of Jews and Christians, who feel we have connected in reality with God through experience. … Continue reading
A Richer Messianic Judaism, Part 1
Several recent blog postings by a diverse group of bloggers has me interested in the topic of a richer Christianity, a richer Judaism, and a richer Messianic Judaism. All three kinds of readers come here, Jews and Christians and Messianic … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Scot McKnight, Spirituality
Tagged Brian McLaren, John Piper, Robert Webber, worship
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Elul: The Month of Teshuvah
Elul, the month on the Jewish calendar that precedes Rosh HaShanah, begins tonight at sundown. Rosh Chodesh Elul (the new moon of Elul) is a spiritually significant time. It is the beginning of a long period of introspection, increased fervor, … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Judaism, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Spirituality
Tagged Days of Awe, Elul, Rosh HaShanah, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur
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Devekut, Yeshua, and MJ Living
DEVEKUT A way of living with constant awareness of God’s presence which is derived from the Hebrew Bible, is taught in Hasidic Jewish writings, and which works together with the traditional practices of godliness. That is, keeping the mitzvot (commandments) … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Judaism, Love, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Spirituality, Yeshua
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The edgy, the radical, the mystical
This weekend I went back and slowly reread the first chapter of Paul Philip Levertoff
Posted in Love, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Spirituality
Tagged Irony, Levertoff, mysticism, Peter Rollins, Romanticism
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