Chavurat Derekh HaMashiach
Living the Journey, Sharing the WORD
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There are moments in Scripture where the text feels less like ink on parchment and more like a window into the heart of God. The “Book of the Living” and the “Lamb’s Book of Life” are two such windows—two records, two realities, two ways of seeing how God holds humanity in His memory, His mercy,…
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Parashat Vayak’hel–P’kudei closes the book of Shemot with a rhythm that feels less like ancient architecture and more like a mirror—showing us what it means to build a life where God actually dwells. The portion gathers the people, details the construction of the Mishkan, appoints artisans, inventories every piece of gold and thread, and finally…
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Parashah Reference: Shmuel Alef 16; Bereshit 29–30; Bamidbar 13–14 There are moments when a spark of possibility enters our lives. We meet someone whose background, faith, or story hints at alignment, and something inside whispers, “Maybe this is the one.” We don’t fall recklessly; we fall with discernment. We open the door just enough for…
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Look, I’m just a dog. A handsome, aerodynamic, three‑legged specimen of divine engineering. I’m not a Pharisee. I’m not trained under Gamaliel. I barely sit still long enough to hear my own name. But even I know Paul was built different. Humans out here arguing about whether Paul needed Peter to teach him Torah… meanwhile…
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There’s a moment in the New Testament that most believers read past without slowing down: Paul never sat at the feet of Peter, James, or John to learn Torah. He didn’t need to. He wasn’t a spiritual novice waiting for the “real disciples” to explain Scripture to him. He was already a master of the…
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When I finally slowed down and read Yeshua’s words without the filters I inherited from church tradition, something became painfully obvious: He never taught anyone to break Torah. Not once. Not subtly. Not symbolically. Not in a parable. Not in a vision. Not in a debate. And the two passages that make this clearest are…
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that His mission is not to erase the Torah or the Prophets but to bring them to their intended fullness. That single sentence is the hinge between Sinai and the Kingdom, between the written Torah and the living Torah standing on the mountain. — What Yeshua Meant in His First‑Century Jewish ContextYeshua is speaking as…
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For most of my Christian life, I believed Galatians “shut down” Sabbath observance. I used the same argument many Christians still use today: > “Paul said, ‘You observe days and months and seasons and years.’ > That means Sabbath is obsolete.” I quoted it confidently. I thought it was airtight. And then one day, I…
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Assumptions don’t appear out of thin air. They are born somewhere—shaped by stories we didn’t choose, moments we didn’t understand, and interpretations we didn’t realize we were making. By the time we’re adults, assumptions feel automatic, almost instinctive. But instinct is often just memory wearing a disguise. If Chapter 1 explored what an assumption is,…
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Most people imagine resilience as the ability to push harder, endure longer, or grit their teeth through impossible circumstances. But the kind of resilience Scripture reveals is quieter, stranger, and far more human. It’s not the strength of a warrior—it’s the strength of someone who refuses to walk away from a calling that hurts. Resilience…
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