THE PROPHETIC ROADMAP OF SEVEN SIGNS
A Speculative Reading of John’s Seven Signs as a Historical Trajectory Overview: I have been circling around a thesis that the Bible is two stories, in one book, about one God. The conviction is that the story of Israel and the story of the Yesuah Hamashiach come together in one book. The bible is comprised […]
THE CROWNED NUMBERS
The Crowned Numbers of the Passion: Moses, Jonah, and the Shroud A numerical, mystical, and forensic journey from Sinai to the Shroud—reader discretion advised. Before we begin, a gentle warning: this is not a light read. We will move from Hebrew letters and numbers to crowns and nails, from Moses’ veil to Jonah’s fish, from […]
CALLED BY THE LIGHT
Worship Leaders Called By Name Two Stories, One Book, One God Exodus 3:2-4—And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now […]
A NEW TEAM WITH REDRAWN BOUNDARIES
God’s New Team Is Ready To Take On the World Please pardon my sports metaphors. Between the basketball finals and the World Cup, it just seems to be a good useful frame to work with in this article as I “write to think.” When the Book of Acts opens, God is not just saving individuals. […]
WHAT’S WRONG WITH WONDERING?
There is nothing wrong with wondering. Curiosity is not a flaw — it is one of the most natural and human responses we possess. Intelligent people have always been thinkers. They ask questions. They notice patterns. They refuse to look away from striking alignments in history simply because those alignments might challenge long-held assumptions. To […]
SON’S OF TRUTH
Sons of Truth: Jonah and Peter I’ve had a personal interest in the prophet Jonah for as long as I can remember. My name is Jonah, and I grew up Jewish. Every Yom Kippur, we read the book of Jonah aloud. It’s part of the rhythm of the day: fasting, confession, and this short, strange […]
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED BOUNDARIES
Reflections on boundaries in the universe, society, culture, our lives, and the Bible In the beginning, God did not merely create matter. He created order. The opening chapter of Genesis presents creation not simply as the making of things, but as the drawing of lines: “God saw that the light was good, and he separated […]
BOUNDARIES AND BROKEN WALLS
Boundaries and Broken Walls: A 17th of Tammuz Meditation Preface The 17th of Tammuz (Shivah Asar b’Tammuz) is a daytime fast that marks the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls before the destruction of the Second Temple and the beginning of the “Three Weeks” of mourning that lead to Tisha B’Av. According to the Mishnah, five calamities […]