Shalom Macon: Messianic Jewish Teachings

Sukkot-It's Like Riding A Bike

What if God has already given you the strength you keep asking Him for? Philippians 4:13 is one of the most familiar verses in the Bible: “I can do all things through Me

I Know How To Get There

What if you’re working hard to change your life—and still walking in the wrong direction? As Yom Kippur approaches, Shabbat Shuvah asks a deeply personal question: Are yo

Can Your Own Prayers Change You? 5 Minute Torah - Ha'azinu

What if your ears are witnesses to the life you’re living? And what if the words you pray are meant to change the person speaking them? In this week’s 5 Minute Torah, we

My Day of Judgment | The Shofar Cannot Change You

Rosh Hashanah is known as Yom HaDin—the Day of Judgment. But what if God is not the only one who must render a judgment on this day? As the books are opened and every li

There's Still Time - What Scrooge Can Teach Us About Repentance

What if the person you’re becoming is someone you never intended to be? Before Rosh Hashanah, Elul asks us to open the books—and tell the truth. In “There’s Still Time,”

5 Minute Torah - Nitzavim-Vayelech - Does the Spirit Replace God’s Commandments?

What does rebellion against God really look like? It is easy to recognize rebellion when someone openly rejects Scripture. But what about the more subtle kind—the kind t

Is Your Faith Short-Sighted? | Fixing Our Eyes on the Kingdom

Have you ever looked at something familiar from the wrong perspective and failed to recognize it? Sometimes our spiritual lives become just as blurry. When our attention

5 Minute Torah - Ki Tavo - Who Are You Becoming?

What if the Torah’s order of words reveals the purpose of your entire life? Deuteronomy 28:6 says, “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when

13 Attributes of Mercy - Part 2 | Can You Forgive Someone Who Hurt You?

What if mercy means more than forgiving someone who hurt you? In Part 2 of our study through the 13 Attributes of Mercy from Tomer Devorah, we explore the final six attr

13 Attributes of Mercy - Part 1 | The Secret to Letting Go of Anger

What if repentance is not merely about confessing what you have done—but becoming more like Hashem? During Elul, we examine our lives, recite additional prayers, sound t

5 Minute Torah - Ki Tetze - What Is the “Least” Commandment?

What is the “least” commandment—and does it still matter? In Matthew 5, Yeshua makes an astonishing declaration: He did not come to abolish the Torah. He then warns that

Have You Given Up Too Soon? | The Waiting Game

What happens when God’s promise takes so long that we begin rewriting the promise? For generations, the followers of Yeshua have prayed for the coming Messianic Kingdom.

5 Minute Torah - Re'eh - The Dangerous Momentum of Compromise

What if the biggest spiritual decisions in your life don't begin with the big moments—but with the smallest ones? Most people don't wake up intending to walk away from G

It's All About Me! — The Biblical Truth About Self-Love

What if the biggest obstacle to your spiritual growth isn't the people around you... but you? "It’s all about me" sounds like the anthem of narcissism. But what if those

5 Minute Torah - Eikev - Why Does God Command Gratitude?

Have you ever noticed how quickly gratitude fades once your needs have been met? Why would God have to command us to be thankful? Shouldn't gratitude come naturally? In

5 Minute Torah - Va'etchanan - How to Eat An Elephant

Does God expect you to obey every commandment perfectly? Or have we misunderstood what faithfulness really looks like? Many people read the Torah and immediately feel ov

The Heart That Hopes | Hope Beyond Tragedy

How do you hold onto hope when life doesn't make sense? When tragedy strikes, prayers seem unanswered, and the question on your heart is simply, "Eicha... How?" As Tisha

5 Minute Torah - Devarim - Does God Love Me?

What if your biggest struggle with God isn't believing He exists... but believing He truly loves you? In Parashat Devarim, Moses looks back over Israel's forty years in

Baseless Love | Choosing Compassion in a Hurting World

What if the greatest threat to God's people isn't persecution from the outside—but hatred from within? During the Three Weeks, the Jewish people remember the destruction

5 Minute Torah - Mattot-Massei - Why Paul Circumcised Timothy—but Not Titus

Why did Paul circumcise Timothy—but not Titus? What do tribal boundaries, inheritance laws, and the coming Messianic Kingdom have to do with that question? The surprisin