Monthly Archives: May 2014

An Open Letter, Re: Hanoch Young

Following is an open letter by Ken Rank concerning a challenging matter recently faced by Hanoch Young and United2Restore.  We appreciate Hanoch’s integrity and principles!!  Thank you Hanoch! An open letter to my fellow Ephraimites: Our lives are about choice. … Continue reading

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A Jew who believes in Yeshua is still a Jew!!

Why is the Messianic Jewish community persecuted by religious organizations? Does the faith in the Jewish Jesus of Nazareth causes them to switch to another religion? Pray for our brothers in Israel who are persecuted for believing in Yeshua!  Pray … Continue reading

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Looking for Excellent Messianic Music?

Judah Gabriel Himango, owner and developer of Chavah Messianic Radio, has just posted a terrific review of Troy Mitchell‘s latest album, Light of the World, on his blog, Kineti L’Tziyon.  (I just wanted to see how many links I could … Continue reading

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Completed Christian?

If a ‘completed Jew’ has found Yeshua, what does that make a Christian who has found Torah? Revelation 12:17 says, Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those … Continue reading

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Out of the Body Experience… Orthodox Messianic Blog post!

A couple days ago we looked at and began discussing an older blog post from Orthodox Messianic Judaism, a favorite ‘stop’ of mine.  Well, our discussion morphed into a discussion of the place of the Gentile… Then, Peter, over at … Continue reading

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Pope Francis Heading to Holy Land With Rabbi and Imam as Interfaith Wing Men

This might be worth keeping an eye on…. This article from the Jewish Daily Forward begins: (JTA) — With a rabbi and a Muslim sheik as his travel companions, Pope Francis is heading to the Middle East with what he … Continue reading

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the Respective Costs of Christian Anti-Judaism and Exclusionist Messianic Teachings

Recently, I have been doing more reading and studying of topics and perspectives related to the historic division between Christianity and Judaism and trying to dig more into what the correct theological understanding is of being grafted-in.  Contrary to the … Continue reading

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Antisemitism on the Rise… **updated**

An update via email is now added to the end.  Per the email’s requests, some information has been redacted from the original post.  I personally know a number of people who took the time to write this school expressing concern.  … Continue reading

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Rabbi Boyarin Teaching that Yeshua Kept Kosher

Excellent teaching that is clear and succinct in dealing with Mark 7:16. Rabbi Boyarin is on point! highly recommend passing this along to others! Proclaim Liberty’s comment at 10:50 a.m. is terrific as well. The point of the whole conversation … Continue reading

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A thought from The Sabbath Debate

Fairly early in The Sabbath Debate, Jim Staley asks the question, “If man had not sinned, what day would we be celebrating for Sabbath?” Interesting!!  So simple, yet I had never thought in these terms.  The Sabbath is clearly and … Continue reading

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Tales from the Bus. Parenting.

Thursday was an icky day.  No two ways about it! I drove a field trip to Columbia and may as well have been at the helm of a submarine…  so much so that a teacher had to use an umbrella … Continue reading

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Should Chrisitans Keep the Sabbath? Historic Debate!!

“I came all the way from Washington, D.C. for this debate tonight because it is actually quite a historic event.” – Joseph Farah, founder and CEO of WND. With already over 150,000 views on YouTube in only two days, this provocative and … Continue reading

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How a Christian Man Found The Torah

What a fun interview!!  And, this guy has more mastery of Scripture than most pastors I people I know!!  You will enjoy and be challenged by this one!

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Practical Ways to Grow Closer to God in Messianic World

Here is an excellent and thought provoking article by Judah Gabriel Himango over at Kineti L’Tziyon! As we have recently discussed in our fellowship as well as on this blog, we can/should be passionate about truth, but need to be … Continue reading

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The Moment Jim Staley Won the Sabbath Debate

Honestly, the seventh day Sabbath is irrefutable.  It takes strange twists of tradition and doctrine as well as a healthy dose of inculcation to keep those blinders on.

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