tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post4855506236422751480..comments2023-08-16T07:20:09.921-05:00Comments on Kineti L'Tziyon קנאתי לציון: Weekly Bracha 39Judah Gabriel Himangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10277699587853707632noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post-47751068963717953902010-10-04T18:26:00.571-05:002010-10-04T18:26:00.571-05:00I recall a friend of mine, a young Messianic fello...I recall a friend of mine, a young Messianic fellow, stuggled for years to find a woman he could connect with, Krista. He finally did get married not too long ago, but not until after many false starts.<br /><br />There is also some difficulty in being able to keep teens engaged in the Messianic movement if there aren't enough of them to form a "youth group" or similar collective. Some families return to the traditional church in order to be able to access those "services".Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593266343873200105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post-2495663350725783512010-10-04T17:32:35.243-05:002010-10-04T17:32:35.243-05:00One thing I've noticed in the Messianic moveme...One thing I've noticed in the Messianic movement is that...it's hard to find single, young Messianic believers who stay that way. I have to wonder if part of the problem is how few and scattered we are. I'm very blessed to have found my future husband, but honestly don't know where my younger siblings will find spouses that believe like we do.<br /><br />My adult brothers have decided that the Messianic movement is not for them. My older brother has nothing to do with Christianity period, whereas my younger brother (23) does still walk with God, but doesn't keep the sabbath, the holy days, etc. I wonder if it's partly due to so few like-minded believers our age - he's engaged to a lovely Christian girl who has no desire to get involved in a Messianic congregation.<br /><br />It's a problem. I worry for my younger siblings. They have no like-minded friends. It's very hard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post-71660526255494989642010-10-04T11:01:54.846-05:002010-10-04T11:01:54.846-05:00Yeah. So much for a "united" Palestinian...Yeah. So much for a "united" Palestinian people.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593266343873200105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post-5963478847038813392010-10-04T10:55:49.066-05:002010-10-04T10:55:49.066-05:00I commented on the Yinon blog, too. I thought thei...I commented on the Yinon blog, too. I thought their whole vision is off and said so.<br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, Hamas doesn't want peace talks at all, so there's not much Israel can do in the way of Shalit's release during the negotiations. My understanding is that the talks are between Israel and Fatah.Judah Gabriel Himangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277699587853707632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836835.post-16022768028484064852010-10-04T10:28:40.594-05:002010-10-04T10:28:40.594-05:00Thanks for another mention of one of my blog posts...Thanks for another mention of one of my blog posts. Much appreciated.<br /><br />I've already read the most recent <a href="http://yinonblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/is-messianic-judaism-in-crisis.html" rel="nofollow">Yinon</a> blog and even commented. I'm always a little hesitant to comment on a blog such as Rabbi Joshua's since I'm certainly not the "commenter of choice", not being Jewish or even a Gentile supporter of BI. I suspect I won't be so much flamed as ignored. This brings up (for me at least) one of the critical problems with "the movement": the boundaries that BI finds necessary to maintain identity integrity also strangle communication, not to mention any sort of unity in the Messiah. Of course, I've been wrong before.<br /><br />Gilad Shalit. Don't get me started. I've been praying for this kid and bugging people all over the place for the last two years or so. I have twin sons who are his age and one just finished his stint in the US Marine Corp. Since he's Jewish (it says so on his dog tags), I was fearful that he'd be captured by Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan and suffer Shalit's fate or worse. If the Palestinians want "peace talks", they can start by releasing Shalit, or at least allowing a visit to him be the Red Cross.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593266343873200105noreply@blogger.com