Hanukkah 2017

Hanukkah God is Light. The entire Bible, from beginning to end, bears witness to this glorious truth. As the Apostle John (Yohanan) so beautifully expresses it, “…God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (I John 1:5). The Hebrew word for light is ohr and is pronounced “or”. It is a primary
Read more
No Comments

Worship

Dearly Beloved in Yeshua, Worship the King!   Our focus this month is a topic dear to the heart of God, inseparable from our love for God, and an integral part of our walk with God: Worship. Many things will be worshipped during the month of December: family, friends, traditions, food, movies, parties, and gifts.
Read more
No Comments

Thanksgiving 2017

Thanksgiving We want to look at the root of the concept of “thanksgiving” in Hebrew. As it turns out, “thanksgiving” and “hand” go “hand in hand.” Here’s how: The Hebrew root for thanksgiving is ya-DAH . You’ll notice that the word for hand, yad, is found at the beginning of the word for thanksgiving. From a Hebraic
Read more
No Comments

Storms

Dearly Beloved in Yeshua, All About Storms STORMS are the focus of this month’s letter. The Lord impressed us with the pervasive, abundant, frequent, and great variety of storms that are coming upon the earth. Natural storms called hurricanes. Natural floods. Spiritual floods of evil. Political storms. Sports-affiliated storms. Storms of violence. Firestorms. Even God-ordained
Read more
No Comments

Sukkot 2017

Sukkot We are told in Psalm 92:12-15 that, “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age. They shall be fresh and
Read more
No Comments

Sukkot

Sukkot: The Final Feast  Sukkot Sameach (Happy Sukkot) The third, and final, of the Fall Feasts (mow-eh-DEEM) is called Sukkot (sue-COAT). Sukkot means “booths.” Sukkah is the singular “booth.” Sukkot occurs this year from the eve of October 4, 2017, to October 12, 2017 (which includes a special yearly eight day holy convocation). This special
Read more
No Comments

Yom Kippur 2017

Yom Kippur 2017 Once per year, on the Day of Atonement, actually plural, Yom HaKippurim, the Cohen Gadol (High Priest) performed his most holy function: making atonement for the sin of an entire people. It was on this day that he was most recognizable as HaCohen HaMashiach, the “Anointed Priest”-a type of the coming Messiah-because of his role
Read more
No Comments

Rosh Hashanah 2017

Rosh Hashanah Yom Teruah (aka Rosh HaShanah) is the first fall feast, or “holy convocation.” God said to Moses, “Speak to the children of Israel saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation’” (Leviticus 23:24). The seventh
Read more
No Comments

The Truth

High Holy Day Greetings in Yeshua! The Truth The Hebrew month of Elul, the month preceding the fall feasts of the Lord, ends on September 20, 2017. This month is characterized by soul-searching, repentance, and attempts to draw closer to God by preparing the heart to love and obey Him. As we have personally drawn
Read more
No Comments

Rest!

Dear Beloved of Yeshua, Rest! God rested after He created. I (Jamie) relate to that in a very real, personal way. After over three years of working on (creating) my second book on the Song of Solomon, Kiss Me Again, it is finally in our hands. I wrote it in obedience to God’s request to
Read more
No Comments