We have been to four weddings in the last month-and-a-half. Some have been Jewish, or a combination between Jewish and Gentile believers; another has been Arab. They have each been different. One thing that particularly concerns me about our young people — and about those who have assumed spiritual authority over them — is that too many times the wedding ceremony (or some other event) may be Messianic/Christian, but the “party” following is definitely not. Why shouldn’t the celebration also be clearly discernible as being of the Holy Spirit just as we confess in our vows and in the words of exhortation to the new couple? Speaking as a Jewish believer, it seems that sometimes we are more concerned with whether there is a chuppa (wedding canopy), a kippa (yarmulke; skull cap), or a tallit (modern prayer shawl), or a glass to break with the foot than we are with the substance of what it is to honor what is taking place and the spirit that manifests once the formalities are concluded. Is this only an issue with me, or in Israel among too many believers, or do others of you in your own countries also worry and grieve over this? The Scriptures clearly teach that discerning between good and evil is an indicator of spiritual maturity (Heb 5:14), is the responsibility of the priesthood (Ezek 44:23), and reflects the character of God (Gen 3:22). Let there be music; let there be dance! But let us know the difference between Mordecai and Haman; our right hand from our left (Jonah 4:11). Let all that we do be unto the Lord, and not what the Bible calls idolatry. (1Cor 10:6-11)