Coming Together In Worship
Last week I received a letter from my friend Tom. Because of where he is, there are a lot of ups and downs in the times we share with each other. I was delighted when I opened the letter and, … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Prison Ministry
Tom on Vayikra
From time to time I am blessed by a letter from my friend Tom that includes a summary of something he has been studying. Tom is a Messianic Jewish believer in Yeshua and is currently incarcerated. This week I received … Continue reading →
Create In Me A Clean Heart
One of my favorite worship songs is “Create In Me A Clean Heart” by the late Keith Green. The words for this song are taken directly from Scripture out of Psalm 51. In fact, the credits on his 1984 album … Continue reading →
Why Prison Ministry
“But for the grace of God, there goes John Bradford.” Bradford was a 16th century English reformer. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Bradford made this “exclamation on seeing some criminals taken to execution.” He was committed to a … Continue reading →
The Other Ark and the Broken Pieces
During a study of Torah portion Ekev, a gentleman in our group was talking about the “other ark” and asked me what I knew about it. Honestly, I had no idea what he was talking about, and asked him to … Continue reading →
I Love You, Lord
A few weeks back I was asked a question about a prayer by one of the offenders I meet with at a nearby prison. We have been studying together for a couple of years now, and meet every other week … Continue reading →
Thoughts on Prayer
Here is another article written by my friend Tom. He writes from a Messianic Jewish perspective and has been studying the concept of prayer. These are his viewpoints and not necessarily mine, but I find them very encouraging. I hope … Continue reading →
On Shavuot
As we approach the Appointed Time of Shavuot, I want to share a portion of a letter I received from a friend some time back. I’ll just call him “Tom” as it is necessary that I not use his given … Continue reading →
(Another) Messianic Passover Haggadah
Here it is, yet another Messianic Passover Haggadah. I know there are quite a lot of them out there, all of them a little different in one way or another. Well, this one is as well. I have a specific … Continue reading →
Ministering to Those in Prison
It is Sabbath morning and in just a few minutes I will be meeting with my regular group for an in-depth study of this week’s Torah portion. Everyone has already read it, taken notes and jotted down some thoughts and … Continue reading →