“The LORD is zealous for Zion with great zeal," and thus there is a Zionism that is not carnal. Join Stephanie Quick and FAI for a family fireside chat to find the zeal of the Lord for Zion that produces a sanctified solidarity with Israel and jealousy that the King of the Jews be known, adored, and obeyed in the nations.
Read MoreThe cup of staggering, cup of stupor, is engineered to push us into the God of the Everlasting Covenant, the One who died to kill the carnality in us—because nothing of the flesh will survive eternity. In this era of rocket fury and the drunken stupor saturating social media, guard your heart. The only Goliath is the antichristic spirit that opposes the eternal purposes of God bound up in the everlasting covenant.
Read MoreSon. Cousin. Prophet. Nazarite. Spectacle.
John the Baptist was many things, but a few he was not. What kind of backbone did he forge in the wilderness, and what should we learn from him? How do we “take the Kingdom of Heaven by force”?
Read MoreRevelation 21:8 says “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” To many, it is a surprise that the cowardly are listed along with murders, sorcerers, and idol worshipers. What makes cowardice so deadly, and why should we treat it seriously? Jesus’ teaching on the Kingdom in the Parable of the Talents offers some surprising insights.
Read MoreThe Law of Love goes anywhere and humbles itself before any person, that it may break their chains off. This is provocative and reforming, because religion derives its “holiness” from its separation from that which it deems dirty. Love sees filthiness and says, “I’ll wash you.” Love draws itself to the broken; religion separates itself to preserve its own whitewashed walls.
Read MoreThe LORD commands that Israel observe her annual Feast of Booths, "Sukkot," by remembering how they lived in booths during their wilderness wanderings. Strangely, the actual Exodus doesn’t mention that the people of Israel slept in booths when they left Egypt.
Or does it?
Read MoreYom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, commanded to be observed annually in Leviticus 16. That chapter opens, however, with Aaron’s two sons, who “drew near to the LORD and died,” tragically highlighting humanity's fundamental problem: how can we draw near to God when our sin means approaching Him is death?
Read MoreAt first glance, the celebration of Rosh Hashanah doesn’t seem very important. The Israelites are commanded to rest, to eat, to drink, and to make an offering to the Lord. But they are also commanded to gather together and remember the blast of the trumpet. What trumpet blast are they supposed to remember, and why is it crucial in recognizing the Messiah?
Read MoreIf His Kingdom were of this world, we would fight. But it is not of this world, and we shouldn’t be either. The only war we’re fighting is against things we can’t see; for those we can see, we take the low road and wash a bunch of dirty feet.
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