Articles

Brady Stephenson

| April 2017

The Thirteen Midot

Only Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) can resolve the apparent dissonance created by the thirteen midot (attributes) of G-d revealed in Exodus chapter 34.

Brady Stephenson

| January 2011

Cargo Cult: Not By Works

Many believers in Messiah have this “cargo cult” mentality: They see the blessing that G-d has poured out on His chosen people, Israel, and think, “If I do what the Jews are doing then I will also receive the blessing which they are receiving!”

Brady Stephenson

| December 2010

Words for Thought: Renovate

ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition series was a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families, hosted by Ty Pennington. On the series, people who are unable to help themselves are given help by others to demolish their existing home and replace it with one that is far superior to the original in every respect: size, features, amenities, and furnishings. 
The show was highly popular because of its themes regarding redemption, mercy, and community. There is a similar story told in Scripture. You might call it Extreme Makeover: Fallen Creation Edition. This story also tells about redemption, mercy, and community. G-d’s redemption and mercy upon His community of believers.

Brady Stephenson

| November 2010

The Story of Exodus, Saul and Purim

The story of the Exodus from Egypt is found (not surprisingly) in the book of Exodus. The story of Saul, the King of Israel, is found in 1 Samuel. The story of Purim is found in the book of Esther. These three stories are inextricably entwined in ways that may not be readily evident. Let’s examine Scripture and see what we can find.

Brady Stephenson

| January 2017

Words for Thought- Circumlocution

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day was circumlocution-the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea. There are some situations, however, where using more words is helpful...or even holy.

Brady Stephenson

| May 2016

Life and Death- Part 2

Last month, we pondered life and death from a Biblical perspective… but there were some lingering questions about the "neshamah" G-d breathed into Adam. The Hebrew language has two words (neshamah and nephesh) that are translated as "soul" in English and both of these are distinct from "spirit" (ruach).

Brady Stephenson

| April 2016

Life and Death

What is life? What is death? We should have a Biblically-based understanding of these things.

Brady Stephenson

| September 2015

War Room

This past weekend the movie "War Room" was released and I greatly enjoyed watching it with my bride. However, just because a movie is "faith-friendly" doesn't mean it is 100% Biblically accurate.

Brady Stephenson

| February 2015

All Things for the Good

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love G-d, to those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) What is the "good" promised here?

Brady Stephenson

| October 2012

Words for Thought- Abide

My daughter's cry pierced the darkened hallway. "Daddy, don't leave!"