CMJ USA Blog
Topic: Fasts & Feasts
A message from board member Bishop Julian Dobbs, Dean of the ACNA
Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs, CMJ USA board member, reads the Gospel of Matthew's account of Jesus' resurrection in Jerusalem
God hears our cry for help and answers with what we need, not what we think we need
Is celebration of Jewish holidays by Jewish followers of Jesus an act of appropriation? And is it inappropriate for Gentile Christians to participate?
A midrash on Nehemiah 8:15 and Romans 11
The latest war has produced outrage and a dangerous rise in antisemitism. Many in the Church are indifferent, while others criticize or support Israel. One thing is lacking: Lament.
God mercifully, consistently steps in to break our sin cycle
God's visual aids to teach us about himself and his plan of redemption
Christmas is the “most wonderful time of the year.” So why do we read about the death of children when we’ve just celebrated the incarnation of Resurrection Life itself? Jesus came down and became flesh to live among us to live our sorrow and open the door to everlasting joy.
A reminder of the importance of taking sabbath rest. Sabbath keeping honors God and refreshes us.
The Prophets were expecting another redemption and a time when Torah would be written on hearts rather than stone. Jesus initiates the new covenant of Jeremiah 31:31 at his last Passover seder with his disciples.
Joy is coming Resurrection Sunday. But let us sit with Jesus’ death and remember the heavy cost of that joy. How precious and expensive is our healing, our forgiveness, our joy.
Is secular history devoid of God? God doesn't always work through might or by power but He still works in history.
Psalm 103 remnds us that God's character is always to have mercy and that he longs to dwell with us an makes a way fo him to be always among us.
What does the Holy Spirit and the season after Pentecost have to do with Jesus - the Messiah - and Israel?
Why did God choose the pilgrim feast of Shavuot/Pentecost to pour out the Holy Spirit on the followers of Jesus the Messiah? Executive Director Cariño Casas looks at Acts 2 and Exodus 19-20 to answer the question.
When God writes Torah on our hearts and regathers Israel and the nations together.
Video recordings of the lectures given at Christ Church Jerusalem for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023.
In honor of the theme of Purim - Remember - Nadine looks back over her journey to becoming a Holocaust education volunteer to see how God has been working in her life.
What is Lent? And what does it have to do with the Jewishness of Jesus?
