What is the Good News?

What is Good About the Good News?

If you have ever watched sporting events, from time to time you may have noticed someone in a multi-colored wig or something like that holding up a placard that read, “JOHN 3:16.” Is this, you may have wondered, a coded message from outer…

Do I Have to Become a Republican to Believe in Jesus?

In approaching this question, a word of caution is in order. Although the sharp rise of American evangelical political activism since the 1980s has been largely harnessed by the Republican party, the idea that “Reagan-follower” and “Jesus-follower”…

Does Religion Produce Intolerance?

Common Questions, Contemporary Issues

Does religion produce intolerance? Looking at the lengthy list of religious wars and other persecutions throughout history, it would be easy to conclude that this is the case. But there is a common logical flaw embedded in this thinking: correlation…

Are Science and Faith Compatible?

Belief in God, Common Questions, Contemporary Issues

This is an important question, especially in light of the successes of modern science in the last four hundred years. Science is an unquestionable good to human flourishing. How does it fit with faith? When we think of the term science, we…

What Does it Mean to Be a Jewish Follower of Jesus?

Common Questions, Messianic Judaism

Ever since Jesus' ministry began in Israel, there have been Jewish people who believed in him. Jesus’ first followers were Jewish, and within thirty years of his resurrection from the dead, thousands of Jewish people in Jerusalem alone believed…

Can I Be Jewish and Believe in Jesus?

Common Questions, Messianic Judaism

I’d like to introduce you to Jordan, Ronit, and Johnny. Jordan grew up in a Jewish home, but he hated Hebrew School and flunked out before his bar mitzvah. He was infatuated with the arts and pursued a career in theater. He became involved…

Who Was Jesus?

Common Questions, Yeshua

“Jesus was Jewish… which makes sense, because he really loved his mother.” – Joan Rivers The answer to this question is so simple that a child can begin to grasp it and so complex that we could never plumb its deepest depths. What…

Is Jesus the Messiah of Israel?