In response to my most recent blog, found here, my old friend Glenn Harris wrote this comment: Splendidly written, Stuart! It is so in concert with Paul’s exhortation in 1 Cor. 7, and the larger message of Isaiah 56. But I am a bit perplexed. On the very principle you articulate, shouldn’t we absolutely discourage […]
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I will admit that I have a problem with the Hebrew Roots Movement. Perhaps by the end of this blog you will realize the problem is not mine alone, but that the phenomenon is problematic. First of all, surprise surprise, the church among the nations was meant to spawn a variety of cultural expressions of faith […]
As will become clear from postings to follow on my pages, I am greatly disappointed by and even alarmed by the policies and conduct of the Obama administration when it comes to the State of Israel. I have come to a very slow boil, but now I am alarmed by and very much critical of […]
The Messianic Jewish Movement has been deeply affected by the presuppositions of 20th century American conservative evangelicalism, although there are those in the Messianic Jewish Movement who have taken pains to move their thought world and frame of reference more into Jewish space. I am one of those people. Still, more than we realize we […]
I remember when I saw the movie Dead Man Walking together with my son Chaim, one of my three brilliant children. He was about twelve years old at the time I guess. Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon were also brilliant in this gut-wrenching movie about a brutal murder, as seen from the persepctive of all the parties […]
One of the biggest problems in the world of religion is that we get so used to using certain terms that we don't realize we don't know what we mean by them. I know this sounds surprising, but I’m convinced it’s true. Today it might be interesting to talk about what it means to have […]
The following is a brief summary of my recent postings on "Preventing the Failure of the Messianic Jewish Movement." It includes a response to those who imagine my approach to be weak on the New Covenant, as well as an application of this series for your thinking and action as observers, participants, and/or leaders in the […]
In my last posting, I said that the unique purpose for which God raised up the Messianic Jewish Movement is that we might be A seed A sign A demonstration, and A catalyst of God’s consummating purposes for His people Israel to the end that he be glorified as Israel’s God and Israel vindicated as […]
If you have been following this discussion you will know that the core question is this: " For what unique purpose did God raise up the Messianic Jewish Movement? I promised to give you my answer today, and here it is, at least Part One of that answer, which is somewhat lengthy. Rachel Wolf, in […]
This series of posts on "Preventing the Failure of the Messaianic Jewish Movement," is rooted in a burden. To state the burden briefly, it is this: I believe the Messianic Movement is failing to accomplish its calling. Among the problems facing us is a lack of clarity on that calling, and therefore, obliviousness to the fact that […]
