Weekly Bracha 13

This past week in the Messianic blogosphere:

• Introducing Chavah – OK, so I usually don’t spam my own junk in the weekly bracha, but I’m pretty stoked about internet radio for Yeshua’s disciples, a little piece of software I’m particularly proud of authoring.
  
  
• Spirituality vs. Religion – Amusing anecdotes from Rabbi Russ Resnik as he describes his experience visiting the Church of Beethoven, which is said to be “Church, minus the religion”.
  
  
• Yeshua compared to the failed messiahs:
  
  
  • Bar Kokhba and the First Temptation of Yeshua
    
    
  • Sabbatai Zevi and the Second Temptation of Yeshua
    
    
  • Menachem Medel Schneerson and the Thrid Temptation of Yeshua
    
    
• The edgy, the radical, the mystical – Derek Leman on Jewish and Christian mysticism, Messianic pioneer Paul Levertoff, Kaballah, and much more. Even better discussion in the comments.
  
  
• Israeli Politics of Persecution – Maoz Israel describes how anti-missionaries are influencing the Israel government in favor of persecution of Messiah’s disciples:

 

Podcasts

• What Is The New Covenant? - “You keep the Law? Don’t you know we’re under the New Covenant?!” Have you ever heard this assertion? Have you made this assertion yourself? Then you’ll want to listen to this podcast by Messianic apologist John McKee, where he dissects the issue with his usual scholarly rigor.
  
  

Oh, and not to forget, my younger sister Michaela has started blogging. Give her a visit over at Simcha Breath of Life. Let’s hope she blogs more consistently than some other new messianic bloggers!

Enjoy the weekly bracha bits!