Dear Fellow Americans, A Call to War! The shofar (ram’s horn trumpet), spoken of throughout the Holy Scriptures, is sounded every day this month in traditional synagogues since August 2021 coincides with the month of Elul on the Hebrew/ Biblical calendar. Elul precedes the month of Tishrei and is a month of preparation of the

Dear Fellow Americans, We Are At War! War (meel-kha-MAH, מִלְחָָמָה) is not one of my favorite topics. I like to write about love, peace, joy, the goodness of God and His promises, and all things positive. This month, however, the Holy Spirit has constrained me to tackle a subject on His heart that is timely

Beloved Lovers of God, The Fire of God Was I hearing the Lord correctly? Did He really want me to meditate and communicate this month about fire (esh אש in Hebrew)? Yes. The final confirmation came as I saw the front cover of Charisma magazine, May 2021. It said: “How to Keep the Fire Burning.”

Shavuot blessings in Messiah! Shavuot: The Feast of Weeks Shavuot is the second of the three Pilgrim Feasts, the Shalosh Regalim (Sh’LOSH Reh-gah- LEEM) that the children of Israel were commanded to observe in Jerusalem in Temple times. These are The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Pesach), the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), and the Feast of

Dearly Beloved in Yeshua, April: Joy and Sadness The month of April on the Gregorian calendar (Iyar, Ee-yar, on the Hebrew calendar) is filled with memorial days and days of celebration—happy and sad days—a mixture like so much else in Judaism, e.g. breaking a glass at the end of the marriage ceremony (joy) to remember

Passover Blessings in Yeshua! Elijah the Prophet and the Passover Elijah the prophet is a prominent figure in every Passover seder all over the world. He is known as Eliyahu HaNavi (AYE-lee-AH-who HA-na-VEE). A traditional song about Elijah is sung near the end of the Passover seder. “Eliyahu hanavi. Eliyahu hatish’bi. Eliyahu (3x) hagil’adi. Bim’herah

Dearly Beloved in Messiah, Love to the Rescue Who on earth does not long to be rescued by love?—To be so desired and so sought after that joy becomes inexpressible. To be enraptured, filled with delight at the thought of being with one who is deeply loved. To be taken from a place of sin,

Welcome to 2021! A Sure Election On Saturday, November 28, 2020, as I was reading my morning portion of the Holy Scriptures, amidst great uncertainty and increasing division in our country, the Lord highlighted a verse to me—a kiss—a sure word from His heart. I knew at once that the word was not only for

Shalom to you, Beloved of Adonai, Peace: Shalom Now, more than ever, I am asking the Lord to show me what is on His heart for His Body, His Bride. He directed me to Psalm 85:8, the impetus for this month’s letter on shalom: “I will hear what God the LORD will speak, for He

Dearly Beloved in Messiah, The King Is Coming! This newsletter, written in early October, due to the time necessary for proofing, printing, and mailing, reaches you after the election of November 3, 2020. My heart tells me that whichever candidate won, one half of our country will be unhappy, disappointed, or worse. There is no