As we approach Yom Kippur, we are all doing our most intense introspection. We are also making amends with anyone whom we’ve hurt. Have you been taught that you are to freely forgive? No matter the responsibility of the other party, do you feel as though you are required by God to forgive them even […]

The post IBR Ep 127- “Free Forgiveness” Isn’t Biblical appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

Have you ever struggled with the traditional understandings of forgiveness? Does it seem right that a just God would ask us to forgive others who have spitefully hurt us with no remorse? A misinterpretation of Yeshua’s teachings are the main culprit. If you’ve ever struggled with guilt and shame because you can’t fully forgive, this […]

The post Toxic Forgiveness- Rethinking What God Expects of Us appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

We are in the most intense season of the year as we prepare ourselves for the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. In this episode, we want to take a short break from life and situate ourselves so that we don’t miss anything that God has for us in this season.

The post IBR Ep 126- Situating Ourselves For This Season appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

In this week’s teaching; we explore Parasha Korach. This well known portion is the cause for many different interpretations and understandings. However, as with the sin of the spies, what exactly was Korach’s sin? It may not be what we think it is on the surface.

The post IBR Ep 125- Swallowed- The Truth Behind Korach’s Rebellion appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

Faithfulness is possibly the most important part of our lives with God. It is one of the most mentioned commands in Scripture. Every believer has a strong desire to consistently become more faithful, but how? In this teaching, we talk about a strategic plan to increase our faithfulness using one of God’s creation that you […]

The post IBR Ep 124- The Psychology of Faithfulness appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

Faithfulness is possibly the most important part of our lives with God. It is one of the most mentioned commands in Scripture. Every believer has a strong desire to consistently become more faithful, but how? In this teaching, we talk about a strategic plan to increase our faithfulness using one of God’s creation that you […]

The post The Psychology of Faithfulness appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

In last week’s episode, we looked at holiness through a Temple-focused, ritualistic lens. In this week’s episode, we want to take a look at the prophets and the lens through which they view holiness. 

The post IBR Ep 123- The Moral Ethic of Holiness appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

This week we explore Parashah Emor and bring a counter balance to last week’s parashah discussion on holiness. Is holiness ritual or moral? The answer is…yes! How do think about and navigate holiness, then? This week’s teaching addresses this beautiful balance.

The post Parashah Emor- The Moral Ethic of Holiness appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

Holiness. A word that has bewildered believers for a very long time. We severely lack a deep and thorough understanding of holiness all the while it is the foundation of God’s expectations of us. The Sages of Israel teach that when the Shekinah left the land of Israel just before the Babylonian Exile, it left […]

The post IBR Ep 122- Understanding Temple Holiness appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.

The story of Purim is all about hidden things becoming clear. In our search for identity, we all have areas that are hidden. But as we all know, those hidden things will come to light at some point. In today’s episode, we look at two Biblical characters, Jethro & Amalek to find out where we […]

The post IBR Ep 121- Purim and the Search for Identity appeared first on Out of Ashes Ministries.