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  The scriptures teach that Jews and Gentiles [NT] met in the Synagogues together. After the Sabbath, they then met in their homes for Messianic fellowship and prayer, since there were non-Messianic Jews in the Synagogues still. Those Jews were also meeting in their homes at the end of the Sabbath.  In Ephesus, Paul didContinue reading “Why Early Believers Met in Synagogues Then Homes: Sabbath, Torah, and Paul’s Example”

We contend that Yeshua was born in the year 3 B.C. Keeping track of time in the Jewish manner, from creation, is confusing to those who don’t understand the calendars, especially when traversing the “0” off of which the Gregorian calendar is based, the presumed year that Yeshua was born. To understand exactly when YeshuaContinue reading “The Timing of Yeshua’s Birth: History and Science, not Speculation”

There was a time when the gospel was proclaimed not as a conclusion about who Jesus is, but as a declaration of what God had done through Him. That time was the first century A.D., but it was also true in my experience in congregations during my childhood and early adult life here in AmericaContinue reading “From Scrolls to Speculation: The Gospel Distorted”

We understand this [same sex attraction] is a deeply personal and lifelong tension for many people, male and female, an especially arduous battle for one who is or has been on a faith journey, has early experiences, or found themselves in family dynamics where it was an issue. We will aim to provide a clear,Continue reading “SSA – Yeshua’s Position on a Controversial Issue Today”

Emotion and sentiment are powerful things. They are the tools that are used against us so that we easily deceive ourselves. Humanity has been doing that since the very beginning. As a historian, I understand perhaps more than most how powerful being connected to the past can be. I love the study of our forebears,Continue reading “The Camp of Israel: Star Geometry, Heavenly Order, and Defensible Design in the Wilderness”

An illustration of the ancient Roman Calendar of 354 A.D. (Chronograph of Filocalus), which marks December 25 as “Natalis Invicti” (Birth of the Unconquered Sun). Not Yeshua! Why Sextus Julius Africanus and the Early Fathers Do Not Justify **“Christmas”** In every age, the people of God face the same temptation: to cling to what comfortsContinue reading “Itching Ears and Retroactive History:”

A Spotless Bride in a Mixed Field There is tension in the scriptures. The issue is, many modern readers rarely ‘feel’ it; some do, but then the reality of it is that it is rarely resolved by the reader. They shutter to think, maybe, that the Messiah was ever ‘harsh’. The truth of Scripture is,Continue reading “Yeshua – Mister Nice Guy”

Paleo v. Ivri Hebrew writing is beautiful. It is ancient. And it is, unfortunately, ‘controversial’, as is everything concerning truth these days.  Paleo was indeed a legitimate writing script for the Hebrew alphabet in antiquity. In the pre-Babylonian period in Israel, there was indeed Paleo script. It is seen in these ancient sources:  Gezer CalendarContinue reading “Hebrew Script vs. Paleo Script – Yeshua is the Answer”

It tickles me when protestants reach into the Catholic bag of tricks to justify their worship. [Still catholic?] There is an old tale linking the monk “Boniface” with a tree and evangelizing pagans, but the commonly repeated “Boniface invented the Christmas tree” version is not historically accurate. Early medieval sources (like Vita Bonifatii by Willibald)Continue reading “The Myth of “saint” Boniface and the Christmas Tree: Historical Truth vs. Legend”

An Appeal to Sincere Believers This article is written in a spirit of respect and brotherly love. It is not a denial of Yeshua as the Messiah, or the Son of God, nor is it an attack on the sincerity or devotion of Christian believers. Rather, it is an invitation—especially to Protestants who love Scripture—toContinue reading “A Loving Invitation to Re‑Examine the Faith of the Apostles”