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Apologetics in the Gospel of John

Introduction Apologetics is a branch of Christian theology that helps give reasons for the truthfulness of the Christian faith/worldview. The word “Apologia” means “to give reasons, make a legal defense” (Acts 26:2; 2 Tim. 4:16; 1 Pet 3:15). The apostles… Continue reading →

New music: Sally Klein O’Connor – Grace

Shalom fine Chavah fans,

We’re pleased to announce fresh new music now playing on Chavah:

Sally Klein O’Connor – Grace

Sally is a Messianic music veteran: she’s produced 8 albums of worship, she’s lead music at Messianic congregations. Her songs have graced Chavah for several years, including piano-led hits like Clay and Until

A little bit about Sally and her music:

When we met in a songwriting class in November 1982 all we wanted was “to write songs that make a difference in people’s lives.” Over the years God has granted this great desire of our hearts many times over. Early on we assumed we would find a record company to produce and distribute our music. When this failed to materialize and the costs in producing demos began to interfere with things like eating and paying bills, we decided to quit our dream and become “responsible” citizens.

So we gave our music to God. We told Him if anything was ever going to happen with our songs He would have to do it because we needed to go out and get jobs. The doors to the record companies never opened. But soon after placing our music on the altar God opened a new door: Improbable People Ministries. He not only sent us a very clear call to ministry, He sent us the resources to produce the six albums you see below under the banner of “Dusty Records.”

Enjoy this beautiful new music for King Messiah! And shabbat shalom, fine Chavah fans.

New music: Avner & Rachel Boskey – Shtetl Dreams

Shalom fine Chavah fans! We have something special for you today. 😊 New Israeli Messianic music on the station to brighten your shabbat:

Avner & Rachel – Shtetl Dreams

This new album is from our dear friends Avner & Rachel Boskey, Messianic music veterans whose music graces not only our station, but thousands of Messianic congregations around the world.

This new album is something special: nearly every song speaks of the Jewish longing to return to Zion. Take “Un Israelite Errant” (A Wondering Israelite), which records Avner repurposing an old French-Canadian anthem, singing,

“A wandering Israelite, banished from his hearth and home

Roamed through strange countries

Tears flowing down his cheeks

On a sad and pensive day

By the banks of the rivers of Babylon

We sat and wept

Reminding ourselves of our promised inheritance Zion

If you see my beloved homeland

Go tell all my friends

That I am soon coming back!

O charming days, you shall soon reappear!”

Avner & Rachel creatively set these songs of longing to old hymns, traditional folk songs, anthems. Most are in Yiddish, while others are in English, Hebrew, and even a song in French. They’re joined in several songs by the wildly talented Yaron Cherniak and dozens of others lending their musical talents for this God-honoring work.

Here’s how Avner & Rachel describe the album:

‘Shtetl Dreams,’ our latest record, looks both backward and forward in Jewish history. It looks back with nostalgic fondness at Jewish life in Eastern Europe, an epoch all but lost to most sons and daughters of Jacob. The heartfelt richness of that Jewish era is reflected here.   At the same time, “nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.” Not all was dreamlike back in the day. Our grandparents fled Russian pogroms, bone-crushing poverty and bitterness of life, seeking new shelter in the West. We their grandchildren sometimes get stuck in the past, in an illusory ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ shtetl dream. Even when it is ‘jazzed up’ by Broadway or Hollywood – such dreams will not help us to meet upcoming challenges. We Jewish people are entering the birth canal of national redemption. Shivat Tziyon (the Return to Zion), is the age-old biblical hope now being fleshed out in our day. Stunning accomplishments and sorrowful failures are being revealed in the process. But nationalism alone cannot and will not fulfil our prophetic dreams. The vision of a reborn Zion will need the God of Zion’s presence and power to make this plan come together. So sit back and enjoy with us this musical meandering through Jewish history. Though the languages may be not immediately understandable, the melody is a faithful one. Join with us in singing (or humming) the songs of our ‘people of the shtetl’ as we journey home, bringing life from the dead to the entire planet (see Romans 11:1-2, 15).

Do look at the lyrics for each song from this album: it features the song description by Avner & Rachel, as well as full translations into English. Beautiful stuff, friends.

I know you fine Messianic music fans will enjoy this special work for the King. You can purchase this new album over at https://davidstent.org. You can also donate to Messiah’s Music Fund , which gets distributed to all the artists on Chavah. Thanks for supporting Messiah’s musicians!

You donated $743 to Messiah’s musicians in July

Shalom Chavah fans,

As part of Messiah’s Music Fund , you all have donated $743 to Messiah’s musicians in July. What a blessing! Thank you, friends!

All the money goes to the artists. Thank you for making this good work possible. ♥

Here are the exact figures:

$547 in monthly donations – from 53 individuals who donate monthly to Messiah’s Music Fund $96 in one-time donation from Donald & Bonnie B. $100 from myself Since Messiah’s Music Fund began in July 2020, you fine listeners have donated $21,620 to Messiah’s musicians . Thank you for blessing Yeshua’s musicians, fine Chavah fans. ♥

As a reminder, we distribute funds to the artists based on the number of times an artist’s songs are played on Chavah. Artists whose songs play more often on Chavah receive more financial support. We distribute funds once they reach a total $10 threshold. Here are the raw numbers for July 2022, ordered by largest payout:

Artist Plays % Total Plays Disbursement Paul Wilbur 15931 6.87% $51.02 Sons of Korah 10889 4.69% $34.88 Lamb 8710 3.75% $27.90 Marty Goetz 7151 3.08% $22.90 Barry & Batya Segal 6676 2.88% $21.38 Ted Pearce 6413 2.76% $20.54 Micha’el Eliyahu BenDavid 6181 2.66% $19.80 Joshua Aaron 5840 2.52% $18.70 Steve McConnell 5111 2.20% $16.37 Jonathan Settel 4453 1.92% $14.26 Avner & Rachel Boskey 4431 1.91% $14.19 Zemer Levav 4234 1.83% $13.56 Karen Davis 3320 1.43% $10.63 Joel Chernoff 3076 1.33% $9.85 Israel’s Hope 2915 1.26% $9.34 Jimmie Black 2877 1.24% $9.21 Oxana Eliahu 2703 1.17% $8.66 Lev Shelo 2547 1.10% $8.16 Aviad Cohen 2520 1.09% $8.07 Various Artists (Zimrat 2020) 2437 1.05% $7.81 Various Artists (Midor Ledor) 2341 1.01% $7.50 James Block 2333 1.01% $7.47 Lenny & Varda Harris 2215 0.95% $7.09 Baruch HaShem Worship Team 2105 0.91% $6.74 Mishkanim 2039 0.88% $6.53 Gary Kaplan 2036 0.88% $6.52 Helen Shapiro 1948 0.84% $6.24 Steve Rees 1940 0.84% $6.21 Baht Rivka Whitten 1874 0.81% $6.00 Troy Mitchell 1847 0.80% $5.92 Miqedem 1755 0.76% $5.62 Sarah Liberman 1748 0.75% $5.60 Maranatha Singers 1639 0.71% $5.25 Liberated Wailing Wall 1611 0.69% $5.16 Leslie Elias 1475 0.64% $4.72 Meha Shamayim 1442 0.62% $4.62 Maurice Sklar 1366 0.59% $4.38 Keren Silver 1357 0.58% $4.35 Philip Stanley Klein 1317 0.57% $4.22 Steve Bell 1242 0.54% $3.98 Carlos Perdomo 1239 0.53% $3.97 Various Artists (Messianic Praise: Celebrating Jerusalem 3000) 1235 0.53% $3.96 Kol Simcha 1226 0.53% $3.93 Deborah Kline-Iantorno 1224 0.53% $3.92 David L. Martin 1211 0.52% $3.88 Roman and Alaina 1197 0.52% $3.83 Various Artists (Elohim, Experience Worship From The Heart Of Israel) 1172 0.51% $3.75 Sharon Wilbur 1152 0.50% $3.69 The Star of David Singers 1126 0.49% $3.61 New Wine 1099 0.47% $3.52 Moshav 1082 0.47% $3.47 Ronen Shalom 1077 0.46% $3.45 Bruce & Lynne Patterson 1068 0.46% $3.42 Carolyn Hyde 1020 0.44% $3.27 Inna Pikman 1015 0.44% $3.25 Adalya 1013 0.44% $3.24 Various Artists (Son of David) 982 0.42% $3.15 Tents of Mercy 948 0.41% $3.04 Shilo Ben Hod 902 0.39% $2.89 Chuck King 888 0.38% $2.84 Teshuva 872 0.38% $2.79 Natasha Kraus-Reynolds 870 0.38% $2.79 Misha Goetz 868 0.37% $2.78 The Lumbrosos 861 0.37% $2.76 Ian Michaels 818 0.35% $2.62 Marty Goetz & Misha 818 0.35% $2.62 Andrew Hodkinson 811 0.35% $2.60 The Beth Hallel Cantorial Choir 806 0.35% $2.58 Michael Nissim 805 0.35% $2.58 Roeh Israel Worship Team 794 0.34% $2.54 Melody Joy 793 0.34% $2.54 Dan & Melissa David 780 0.34% $2.50 Dov Zeira 770 0.33% $2.47 Les Morrison 767 0.33% $2.46 Savae 756 0.33% $2.42 Mijael Hayom 748 0.32% $2.40 Sally Klein O’Connor 740 0.32% $2.37 Teresa Thomas 731 0.32% $2.34 Phil Plotnek 730 0.31% $2.34 HaYovel 725 0.31% $2.32 Various Artists (Praise to Our God Vol. 5) 701 0.30% $2.25 Mason Clover 673 0.29% $2.16 Robby Cummings 670 0.29% $2.15 Benjamin Malgo 658 0.28% $2.11 Melissa Dittrich David 645 0.28% $2.07 Joshua Turnil 636 0.27% $2.04 Various Artists (Praise to Our God Vol. 4) 629 0.27% $2.01 Christopher Mann 626 0.27% $2.00 Exodus Road Band 624 0.27% $2.00 Yaakov ben Yehoshua 614 0.26% $1.97 Lynne McDowell 595 0.26% $1.91 Martin Sarvis 584 0.25% $1.87 Marc Chopinsky 576 0.25% $1.84 Duran Badillo Jhon Jairo 562 0.24% $1.80 Maurice Sklar & Hugh Sung 552 0.24% $1.77 Leslie Ann 548 0.24% $1.76 Bruce Cohen 530 0.23% $1.70 Sonship 522 0.23% $1.67 Kathy Shooster 509 0.22% $1.63 Yamma Ensemble 507 0.22% $1.62 David Abramsky 496 0.21% $1.59 Lily Rice 494 0.21% $1.58 Shel Zahav 493 0.21% $1.58 Heartcry of David 490 0.21% $1.57 Hebron 490 0.21% $1.57 The Hebraism Music Project 489 0.21% $1.57 Kehilat Ha Ma’ayan Congregation 489 0.21% $1.57 Zachary Bruno 487 0.21% $1.56 Various Artists (Tehilot Yisrael (Praise of Israel)) 472 0.20% $1.51 Birgitta Veksler 470 0.20% $1.51 Children’s Songs from God’s Word (With Irit Iffert & Yael Kalisher) 464 0.20% $1.49 Barry & Batya Segal with the Jerusalem Singers 463 0.20% $1.48 Ephraim Ben Yoseph 460 0.20% $1.47 Yuval Arts 459 0.20% $1.47 Various Artists (Praise to Our God Vol. 3) 451 0.19% $1.44 Aromem 451 0.19% $1.44 The Trees Will Know 439 0.19% $1.41 Sha’arei Hashamayim 438 0.19% $1.40 LaDonna Taylor 437 0.19% $1.40 Various Artists (Praise to Our God Vol. 2) 434 0.19% $1.39 Elisheva Shomron 434 0.19% $1.39 Various Artists (Praise to Our God Vol. 1) 432 0.19% $1.38 Shai Sol 430 0.19% $1.38 Ben Tzion and Tali Waller 429 0.18% $1.37 Kelly Ferrari 424 0.18% $1.36 Yariv Goldman 424 0.18% $1.36 Deanne Glenn 423 0.18% $1.35 Paul Heyman 416 0.18% $1.33 Ted Pearce & Friends 415 0.18% $1.33 Joshua Rosen 413 0.18% $1.32 Hein Zentgraf 407 0.18% $1.30 The Olive Green 403 0.17% $1.29 The Nesbitts 385 0.17% $1.23 Nate Benjamin 384 0.17% $1.23 Sue Samuel 381 0.16% $1.22 Shlomo & Neshama Carlebach 379 0.16% $1.21 Congregation Shemen Sasson 376 0.16% $1.20 Hannah Jay 369 0.16% $1.18 Ross 358 0.15% $1.15 Ash Soular 357 0.15% $1.14 Greg Silverman 352 0.15% $1.13 Daniel Kopp & Sarah Liberman 351 0.15% $1.12 Jamie Hilsden & Lior Sperandeo 343 0.15% $1.10 Sons of Avi 343 0.15% $1.10 Jarmula Band 333 0.14% $1.07 Renalee 333 0.14% $1.07 Dan David 319 0.14% $1.02 Alicia Smith 308 0.13% $0.99 Kendra Martin 306 0.13% $0.98 Left and Right Ministries 302 0.13% $0.97 Briana Berkson 295 0.13% $0.94 Magen David 293 0.13% $0.94 Bailey Family Ministry 289 0.12% $0.93 Margaret Becker 287 0.12% $0.92 Shelley R. Coldren 282 0.12% $0.90 Barak 278 0.12% $0.89 Tapestry of Praise 276 0.12% $0.88 Ted Pearce & Cultural Xchange 275 0.12% $0.88 Messianic Praise 266 0.11% $0.85 Cari Eyres 255 0.11% $0.82 Jonathan Kegans 254 0.11% $0.81 Melanee McClure 252 0.11% $0.81 Evan Levine 236 0.10% $0.76 Judah & Jennifer Morrison 235 0.10% $0.75 David Rives 235 0.10% $0.75 Leonardo Díaz 233 0.10% $0.75 Yerubilee 233 0.10% $0.75 Matthew Hall 228 0.10% $0.73 Diane Stough 227 0.10% $0.73 Unknown Artist 226 0.10% $0.72 Jeanne Gere 220 0.09% $0.70 Michelle Gold 215 0.09% $0.69 Ian Michaels & Nava Michaels 212 0.09% $0.68 Grupo Jerusalem 209 0.09% $0.67 Elana Watson 209 0.09% $0.67 Sarah Benedick 208 0.09% $0.67 Christene Jackman 205 0.09% $0.66 Greg Wilson 204 0.09% $0.65 Eli & Rachel Haitov 199 0.09% $0.64 Mate.O 191 0.08% $0.61 Dale Sechrest 189 0.08% $0.61 Shmulik Nissim 183 0.08% $0.59 Natalie Isaacs 181 0.08% $0.58 Sasha Roytman 177 0.08% $0.57 Jonathan & Cindy Bernd 168 0.07% $0.54 Zola Levitt with Marty Goetz 168 0.07% $0.54 Nell Zier 167 0.07% $0.53 Israeli and Arabic Artists 162 0.07% $0.52 Ana Gloria Copening 159 0.07% $0.51 Kevin Knott 156 0.07% $0.50 Rachel Washington 150 0.06% $0.48 Alyssa Kennedy 148 0.06% $0.47 Leorah 148 0.06% $0.47 Kirk Dearman 146 0.06% $0.47 Jaci Redlin 146 0.06% $0.47 Ashira אשירה 145 0.06% $0.46 Double Portion Worship Team 145 0.06% $0.46 Tina Bolinger 143 0.06% $0.46 Rebecca Weiler 142 0.06% $0.45 Shawna Rae 142 0.06% $0.45 Lee Rothman 140 0.06% $0.45 Ben & Vera Karlsson 140 0.06% $0.45 Kamal Sampara 140 0.06% $0.45 B’nai Shalom Praise Team 140 0.06% $0.45 Nathan Hayward 138 0.06% $0.44 Robin Mark 136 0.06% $0.44 Joshua Waller 135 0.06% $0.43 Heartsville 134 0.06% $0.43 Bobby Van Jaarsveld 133 0.06% $0.43 Curt Oxford 129 0.06% $0.41 Alexander Roytman 129 0.06% $0.41 Avion Blackman 127 0.05% $0.41 Estep 125 0.05% $0.40 Praises For Yahweh 125 0.05% $0.40 Sheli Myers 124 0.05% $0.40 Katie Giguere 124 0.05% $0.40 Jaymie Bellet 123 0.05% $0.39 Keren & David Seguin 114 0.05% $0.37 Jonathan Lane 113 0.05% $0.36 Daniel Carmel 112 0.05% $0.36 Benjamin Hersh 111 0.05% $0.36 The Effi Netzer Singers 110 0.05% $0.35 Matthew Hoffmann 110 0.05% $0.35 Jessica H. Kaye 110 0.05% $0.35 Josh Hegg 110 0.05% $0.35 Franceilia McDonald 99 0.04% $0.32 Beit Immanuel Congregation 99 0.04% $0.32 Brian Doerksen 95 0.04% $0.30 Naftali Imber 90 0.04% $0.29 Beckah Shae 90 0.04% $0.29 Voices Of Israel 88 0.04% $0.28 Downpour 88 0.04% $0.28 Eitan Masuri 86 0.04% $0.28 Jerry Marcellino 86 0.04% $0.28 Chad and Joy 85 0.04% $0.27 Jubilare Singers 84 0.04% $0.27 Yaron Cherniak 83 0.04% $0.27 Kelly Willard 83 0.04% $0.27 Vesna Beuhler 81 0.03% $0.26 Andrew Gabriel Roth 80 0.03% $0.26 Devora Cohen 79 0.03% $0.25 A B Singers 78 0.03% $0.25 Chaim Warchawsky 77 0.03% $0.25 Parable 77 0.03% $0.25 Beverly Braumuller-hawver 72 0.03% $0.23 Ann Hilsden 71 0.03% $0.23 Navi 70 0.03% $0.22 Chesed 70 0.03% $0.22 Baruch Boaz 68 0.03% $0.22 Hector David 68 0.03% $0.22 Bought with a Price 67 0.03% $0.21 Nomi Pritz & Roy Kendall 64 0.03% $0.20 Kathleen Susnjar 58 0.03% $0.19 David Edwards 55 0.02% $0.18 Blue Mosaic 55 0.02% $0.18 CC Jones 54 0.02% $0.17 Giselle 54 0.02% $0.17 Hagevatron 53 0.02% $0.17 Hesh the Messianic 53 0.02% $0.17 Rachel Boskey 52 0.02% $0.17 Edlin Somorin 51 0.02% $0.16 Devora Clark 51 0.02% $0.16 Craig Taubman 50 0.02% $0.16 Will Spires 50 0.02% $0.16 Andre Tischer 49 0.02% $0.16 Amanda Sicher 48 0.02% $0.15 Esther ‘Eti’ Horesh 46 0.02% $0.15 Asharyahuw 43 0.02% $0.14 Hillel Ben Yochanan 43 0.02% $0.14 Jordan Thomas 41 0.02% $0.13 Celeste Mills and Chaim Warshawsky 40 0.02% $0.13 Hananya Naftali 40 0.02% $0.13 Trevor Dandy 36 0.02% $0.12 Misha Goetz & Sharon Wilbur 35 0.02% $0.11 Carol Cantrell 35 0.02% $0.11 Richelle Sowers 34 0.01% $0.11 Chaya Shalom 32 0.01% $0.10 David Loden 32 0.01% $0.10 Tony Angelo 32 0.01% $0.10 Jordan Marcellino 32 0.01% $0.10 Ami Shavit 30 0.01% $0.10 Zamru Lo Singers 30 0.01% $0.10 Justin Black 29 0.01% $0.09 Wane V. Daroux 28 0.01% $0.09 Karen-Or Karni Hirsch 28 0.01% $0.09 James J. Novak & Keryn Moriyah 28 0.01% $0.09 Sara Herndon and Jonathan Sacks 28 0.01% $0.09 Jeanne Gere, Kevin Stokes, Katie Giguere 28 0.01% $0.09 Celia Whitler 27 0.01% $0.09 Regina Zaki 27 0.01% $0.09 Renewal 26 0.01% $0.08 Roy Kendall 26 0.01% $0.08 Zac Waller 26 0.01% $0.08 Kibbutz Ha’Ma’apil Trio 26 0.01% $0.08 Ric Blair 25 0.01% $0.08 Joy Griffiths 25 0.01% $0.08 Various Artists (Praise to Our God Vol. 3) 24 0.01% $0.08 Citizen Israel 23 0.01% $0.07 Josephine Krauss & Kamal Sampara 20 0.01% $0.06 Loree Brownfield 19 0.01% $0.06 Colin Bennie 15 0.01% $0.05 Lahet Kherev 14 0.01% $0.04 Bought with a Price Music 10 0.00% $0.03 Lawrence Strauss 8 0.00% $0.03 San Mi 5 0.00% $0.02 Effi Netzer Band 4 0.00% $0.01 Brad Grooman with Cindy Thatcher 4 0.00% $0.01 Stacy Bolton 3 0.00% $0.01

Islamic Jihad – the tip of the spear

Islamist rocket fire is lighting up the Middle Eastern skies. Journalists are rushing to scoop the battle as moths fly to a flame. Here is some helpful background on Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and fast moving events.   Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) – spiritual roots The PLO, al Qa’eda, ISIS, Hamas and PIJ – all […]

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Do You Have a Worldview/Lifeview?

Do you have worldview? The term worldview was used in the sense described by prominent German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911). Dilthey affirmed that philosophy must be defined as a comprehensiveness vision of reality that involves the social and historical reality… Continue reading →