Purim: God’s Hidden Hand and the Greater Deliverer Purim is the feast where God never speaks… yet His fingerprints are everywhere. In Esther, there are no recorded miracles, no prophets, no visions—only “ordinary” events that line up with extraordinary timing. Purim teaches us to trust the God who works behind the scenes and delivers His... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 9 The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot): God With Us — Now and Forever If the Day of Atonement reveals the cleansing of God’s people, the Feast of Tabernacles reveals the joy of life with God. How to Use This Post This post follows... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 8 The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): God’s Cleansing Day and the Finished Work of Christ Trumpets wakes us up. Yom Kippur cleanses us. This is the most solemn day in Israel’s calendar—and one of the clearest pictures of the cross. How to... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 7 The Feast of Trumpets: God’s Wake-Up Call and the Hope of Christ’s Return Trumpets is a holy alarm—meant to interrupt, awaken, and prepare God’s people for the coming King. How to Use This Post This post follows the series pattern: (1) how... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 5 Unleavened Bread: Leaving Egypt, Leaving Sin Passover celebrates God’s deliverance. Unleavened Bread celebrates God’s call to walk in that deliverance—leaving the old life behind. How to Use This Post This post follows the same three-part pattern as the series: (1) what the... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today Introduction: Why This Series? (and how to use it without pressure, fear, or division) How to Use This Series This series is written for everyday believers—whether you’ve never studied the biblical feasts, you’re curious because you love Scripture, or you’ve been introduced to or influenced... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 3 The Sabbath: God’s Gift of Rest and Jesus Our True Shabbat Before Passover, before Pentecost, before Tabernacles—God gave His people a weekly rhythm: rest, worship, and remembrance. How to Use This Post This post is written to build biblical foundations before we... Continue Reading →
Did Constantine Create Easter? One of the most common claims circulating online about Easter goes something like this: “Easter was invented by the Roman emperor Constantine to combine Christianity with pagan traditions.” You’ll often hear this claim connected to other ideas—that Constantine created the Bible, invented Christian holidays, or forced pagan customs into the church.... Continue Reading →
Is Easter an Ishtar Celebration in Disguise? One of the most common claims circulating online about Easter is this: “Easter is actually the pagan festival of Ishtar, the Babylonian fertility goddess.” You’ll often see this claim accompanied by images of eggs, rabbits, and ancient Mesopotamian gods. According to the theory, the church supposedly replaced a... Continue Reading →
Why Doesn’t Easter Always Occur During Passover? If Easter is tied to Passover, a fair question follows: Why doesn’t Easter always land during Passover each year? Some people take that mismatch as “evidence” that Easter must have been detached from the Bible and tied to paganism. But the real explanation is far more ordinary—and far... Continue Reading →