A friend and I were having an e-chat about how we each “see” God. I asked her how she imagined or pictured the Lord. I’m a pretty visual person. I have to kind of picture things to process them. God is in the visuals for me, though not exclusively of course. I do see God all around me. His fingerprints are everywhere.

The most natural, logical, and grammatically sound translation of Isaiah 9:6[5] is: ‘For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us, and the government shall be on his shoulder, and his name is called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Father Forever, Prince of Peace’ (my translation).

I received an email from a pastor in India whom I had never heard from before. I know some of you are “tech savvy” people who are quite used to being instantly in touch with whomever wherever. But it still amazes me that I sit at my desk in my little office in North Florida and people around the world read my thoughts on this website.

The New Year on the Hebrew calendar, 5770, began on the eve of September 18th, as Christians and Jews from all over the world began their journey to Israel to celebrate the Fall Feasts.

Although biblical scholars of varied religious backgrounds continue to debate the precise significance of Isaiah 7:14 (Jewish scholars disagree among themselves, as do Christian scholars), the overall meaning is clear: The prophet speaks of a supernatural event of great importance to the House of David, apparently the birth of a royal child.

I spent four days last week with a human rights activist who works to defend and rescue persecuted Christians around the world from dire circumstances. It was a life changing experience, I can tell you.

This is hardly an accurate statement, and it is not even in harmony with Jewish tradition. Believing in God, his prophets, and his Messiah is basic to the biblical faith, while one of the thirteen principles of the Jewish faith as articulated by Maimonides (Rambam), is that we must believe in the coming of the Messiah, awaiting him every day with unwavering faith.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is wading through a U.S. led diplomatic process towards a comprehensive peace deal in the Middle East.

You would be surprised to see how many passages and concepts actually point to Jesus the Messiah in the Torah.

“Come and see,” Yeshua told the young men scampering after Him as He walked. They had heard John tell them, “Behold the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!” The day before John had testified that this man was “the Son of God!” John had been preaching repentance, but also the coming of Another. And now John had declared that this man was the One!