grafted in and on the journey

Hello Grafted In Readers, The month of April is just about "in the books" as they say, and it began with myself and my youngest brother and his son returning from a four-day visit with our dad in another state. We had a fun time and made some memories for sure. I have titled this post, Antiseptic Greeting, for a good reason. In the Bible there is a book titled The Gospel of John, which records much of the activity occurring during the earthly life of Yeshua, or Jesus if you prefer. One such encounter is following his resurrection, which is why Christians celebrate what is known as Easter. In this encounter, John chapter 20, the disciples of Jesus are meeting together behind locked doors. This verse is perhaps translated more accurately than standard Christian translations. Read as follows: 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Judeans, Yeshua came and ...

Hello Grafted In Readers, A considerable amount of life events have passed since last posting on March 04. The Festival of Pesach (Passover) is a week from Saturday, and many celebrate Holy Week, beginning this Sunday with what is known as the Catholic ceremony of Palms Sunday. I say Catholic, because the occasion of this coming week is man-made. Here is an excerpt from an article that if you are a professing believer in Messiah Jesus, you are welcomed to consider. It is in full at https://www.jewishvoice.org I will highlight the past month after the excerpt: Should Non-Jewish Believers Celebrate the Passover? Jewish man and boy Jewish and Christian leaders, both in history and in the present day, offer considerable objection to Christian observance of the Passover. It seems that neither official Judaism nor official Christianity is very tolerant of Christians who confuse and confound the clear delineation between these two faiths by attempting to observe the traditional Passov...