. Jesus’ mom was Jewish. His Dad is God. To all the so-called church leaders out there diminishing His birth by removing all celebrations because of the war between Hamas and Israel, is that what Jesus would do? Wow, there’s strife in the world among men. I guess we should put communicating peace with God […]
There’s a difference between not complicating the very simple message of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and what’s going on in the city of His birth this Christmas. Church leaders have made the decision considering the war in a totally separate area of the West Bank (Gaza) to eliminate all “unnecessarily […]
Any political or religious movement that relishes, welcomes, or pursues death of any part of humanity (young, old, religious, ethnic, etc.) has no part in the Christian worldview. Beware of any political or religious ideology that seeks the death of Jesus’ heritage or the faith movement He began. . Seriously, is this that hard a […]
Jesus wasn’t a Christian. There were no Christians then. Jesus was born Jewish, raised Jewish, taught according to Judaism, and died as a Jew. Accept it. . Questions for further thought: Why do people want to diminish Jesus’ heritage as a Jew? Are they ashamed of Him? In many churches, pastors are afraid of sounding […]
To a paranoid political ruler like Herod, nothing could be worse than this visit from the Magi. Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? […]
You can’t say Jesus’ entrance to this earth wasn’t political. He was “born King of the Jews” (Matthew 2:1-2). . Aside from the fact that the Jews had a king whom nobody really liked (Herod), Jesus’ being born King of the Jews did not fit the profile of the expected Messiah. The Messiah would not […]
John 4:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” Everyone in the Jewish and Samaritan communities had expectations of the Messiah. No one expected that He would be such trouble. Except perhaps Simeon who was moved by the Spirit to bless the […]
Politics of the day have always created division, but the truth is Messiah had to come from somewhere. By simply existing as “The Chosen People” who had been given “The Promised Land” by none other than God, the Jews through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob have gathered enemies against themselves like iron to a magnet. Hint: […]
Advent will soon be upon us and in the more than 10 years I’ve been doing this, I never dreamed I would be burdened to address–again–why so many in the Church still have an odd spiritual connection to “the Jews” or why even today, Jesus belongs in a diverse world’s Christmas. Christians like me feel […]
The world is on fire. Christians are wondering if this is the end time to beat all end times, the final fulfillment of Biblical prophecy, ushering in the return of Christ our King. The world is on fire. People are subjected to many voices of war, anger, hate, and violence. Yes, the world is on […]
