Note: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to FIRM. What is tithing? What do you think of when you think of tithing? Most of us are familiar with the...

Torah Observant Christians In Acts 15, we find the early church wrestling with a weighty question that seems to be resurfacing today: should Christians observe the Torah and follow the Law of Moses? If so, how? Now that the way...

The Isaiah 19 Highway Have you heard of the phrase “Isaiah 19 Highway”? If your thoughts went straight to the 19th chapter of the Book of Isaiah, that’s exactly the right place to start! So, what does the prophet reveal...

The Great Commission in the Bible Did you know that the phrase ‘Great Commission’ does not appear in the Bible? Bible translators have added headers to the chapters of every book. But they are not in the original text, whether...

Do you read the Old Testament? The question may sound silly at first. But let’s be honest, some of us may not be all that familiar with it. Oftentimes in church, we hear teachings exclusively from the New Testament. Who...

God’s Covenant with Abraham God’s enduring covenant with Abraham should be a comfort to the Church. It models God’s heart towards humanity. The famed Abrahamic covenant comes from Genesis 12:1-3. It reads: “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from...

If you find yourself discouraged with the world today, we want to inspire you with the stories of overcomers in the Bible. You may think that you don’t have much in common with middle easterners from millennia ago. But there...

What does it mean to pray for the peace of Jerusalem? FIRM Founder Dr. Wayne Hilsden shares great insight regarding this Bible command from his life experience. Guided by the King of Israel My wife Ann and I left Canada...

Hebrew for Praise and Worship What does it mean to worship? What does praise mean in Hebrew? There is more than one way to say or express "worship" in the language of the Bible. Let's discover praise and worship in...

Biblical Holidays and Jesus Did Jesus observe any holidays? If so, what holidays did Jesus celebrate? After all, Jesus was a Jewish man. He must have grown up celebrating Jewish holidays, right? At first glance, we might think that the...

To the Entire World, but… To the Jew First The Apostle Paul tells us, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek”...

As a follower of Jesus who is interested in Israel (after all, you made it as far as this site) you may have come across the term ‘Messianic Judaism’. Once shrouded in mystery, today this term – and movement –...