Purim to the People (Part 1)
Host: Hello and welcome back to Good Morning Persia! I’m Kevin Adar. Today we’re delighted to be joined by our very own Queen Esther. Your Imperial Majesty, thank you for being here. Queen: The pleasure is mine, Kevin. Host: Allow me to ask the burning question, Your Highness. You have…...
Down the Rabbit Hole
Have you ever fallen down a Rabbit Hole? Perhaps you found yourself completely fascinated by something: a band, a book, a movie, or even a movement. Maybe you clicked on a Facebook post, which took you to a fan site, which took you to a subreddit, which took you to…...
Miriam: Enemy of the State
Apart from Jesus and Santa Claus, no figure looms larger in the Christmas story than Mary. (Now that I’ve got that sentence out of the way, I’m going to use their Hebrew names—Yeshua and Miriam. I won’t be mentioning Santa Claus again, so I don’t have to figure out his…...
No Vacancy
You may celebrate Christmas. Or you may not. But since everything is closed today, it couldn’t hurt to take some time to reflect on the birth of our Messiah. Toward that end, allow me to recommend this fictional short story that I wrote last year, combining Christmas with the Feast…...
An Existential Christmas
My parents have always been committed to getting us some kind of “stuff” to open on Christmas morning. That stuff usually includes some kind of wacky toy—something of a creative and/or competitive nature. For example, one year my dad gave us this battle-track kit where we could build our own…...
Do We Have To?
Do we have to celebrate the birth of Yeshua? Of course the answer is no, but we do anyway. Personally, I celebrate his birth because I love having a special season to focus on this marvelous event. It thrills my heart every time I read in the gospel of Luke,…...
This Candle is a Servant-Leader
Last night our family lit the last of our Hanukkah candles. We almost didn’t make it to the end. I’ll explain: It takes a lot of candles to get all the way through Hanukkah. Since the idea is to let them burn themselves out, none of the candles can be…...
Never Too Late
Today, the eighth day of Hanukkah, began at sunset yesterday with the lighting of all nine candles on the Hanukkiah. Even though Hanukkah ends today the stories never do, because the bravery, commitment, dedication and devotion to Adonai stays with us. The Maccabees were unwilling to bow to the ruling…...
A Messianic Hanukkah
On the sixth day of Hanukkah, the Wiksells gave to me… A bunch of links to articles on Messianic Hanukkah! (OK, it doesn’t rhyme.) Messianic Jews & Gentiles find themselves in an interesting situation each year at this time. Should we celebrate Christmas, but with a Jewish twist? Should we…...
Festival(s) of Lights (Part 2)
Read Festival(s) of Lights (Part 1) It’s well-documented: Yeshua observed the Jewish Festivals. Including Hanukkah. But there’s a funny thing about this Messiah of ours. Yes, he affirmed the beauty and significance of the holidays through his participation. But he always found a way to flip things upside down. To throw…...
