Chavurat Derekh HaMashiach
Living the Journey, Sharing the WORD
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- Ger Toshav, Rahab, Ruth & the Open Door of Isaiah 56 — A Vanlife Reflection
- Shlach L’kha — Seeing the Land, Seeing Myself (and Kenny Sniffing Everything Along the Way)
- When the Cloud Lifts: Traveling With the Light in Parashah B’ha’alotkha
- Carrying Holiness on the Road
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The mountain was still trembling when God shifted from thunder to tenderness. Israel, freshly rescued from Egypt, stood at Sinai with the dust of slavery still clinging to their clothes. They had done nothing to earn their freedom. No rituals. No commandments. No moral résumé. God saved them because He loved them, and because He…
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Science has given us extraordinary tools to explore the world, but the deeper we look, the more the universe behaves like something meant to be understood. Far from pushing God out of the picture, discovery keeps uncovering patterns, principles, and mysteries that look suspiciously like fingerprints. These seven clues don’t force belief—but they make disbelief…
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Parashat Mishpatim — A Covenant Shaped Life Exodus 21:1–24:18 • Jeremiah 34:8–22; 33:25–26 • Matthew 5:38–42; Matthew 17:1–8; Hebrews 9:15–22 After the thunder of Sinai fades, something unexpected happens. Instead of more fire, more shaking, more awe‑inspiring spectacle, HaShem brings Israel into the quiet, ordinary spaces of life. It’s as if He whispers, “Now that…
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For most of my life, I assumed salvation was simple: someone “gave their life to Christ,” prayed a prayer, or had an emotional moment, and that was the end of the story. I never questioned it. I never examined it. I never asked whether Scripture actually defined salvation that way. Then I heard Ray Comfort…
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Have you ever heard somebody say, “I gave my heart to the Lord when I was young… then I fell away… lied, cheated, slept around, got hooked on drugs and alcohol… and when I turned forty‑two, I gave my heart back to the Lord”? And everybody nods like that’s normal. Like salvation is a jacket…
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Kenny’s Vanlife Torah Reflection Shalom from the passenger seat, where the sun is warm on my fur and the hum of the road makes me feel like I’m riding on the breath of the Ruach. Dad and I have been rolling through another stretch of highway, the kind where the trees blur into green smudges…
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The Judgments That Shape a Holy People“Mishpatim” means “judgments” or “ordinances,” and this portion opens with a shift from the thunder of Sinai to the everyday realities of covenant life. God moves from revelation to application, showing Israel what holiness looks like when lived out in relationships, responsibilities, and the ordinary rhythms of community. These…
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Every few months, a familiar claim resurfaces online: “Christianity is based on Paul, not Yeshua.” The argument usually comes packaged with a long list of supposed contradictions—Paul versus the Ten Commandments, Paul versus Moses, Paul versus the Twelve, Paul versus Yeshua Himself. It sounds bold, even convincing, until you slow down and read both Jesus…
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When Moses descends the mountain in Exodus 19:14, the people are standing at the edge of a moment that will define their identity for all generations. They wash their garments, set boundaries, and wait—because the Holy One is about to reveal Himself in a way no nation has ever experienced. The thunder, lightning, thick cloud,…
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