In the Body of Messiah we always need scholars who study and teach. It is important for God’s people to think rightly about God. The...

Two times in the Gospels, Yeshua spoke about a light that is in reality darkness. The first time: “The light of the body is the eye: if...

The meanings of words change over the centuries. Linguists call this phenomenon semantic shift. Semantic shift happens, even to some...

I’m gay and not ashamed to admit it. Yes, readers, I’m coming out of the closet and admitting that I am gay. I’m happy and carefree....

A few years ago I had some of my artwork in a booth at an outdoor art fair in Peoria. A man stopped by and looked at my work. He said...

Linguistic superstition is the belief that saying certain "negative" words will produce negative results, and saying certain "positive"...

“Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. I have written to him the great things of My law, but...

I recently read a quote: “The average church today is an institution supported by the husbands of its members.” This quote appeared in...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void: and darkness was upon the face of the...

“You either got faith or you got unbelief, and there ain’t no neutral ground.” - Bob Dylan in “Precious Angel,” from the Slow Train...

I read somewhere that one of the four noble truths of Buddhism is that “Suffering exists,” or “Life is difficult,” or something like...

Should we fast for spiritual benefits, or for physical benefits? I say yes. If you fast for spiritual benefits, you will also reap some...

On the fourth day of creation, God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let...

Congregational activities take different forms in different congregations and denominations. Some people pray and praise loudly and...

SEPARATION VERSUS MINGLING Leviticus 19:19 lists three Torah commandments that talk about separation versus mingling: “Ye shall keep My...

If I say the words “For God so loved the world,” most of you reading this could probably finish the statement. “For God so loved the...

“If... then...” statements are used many places in the Bible. Sometimes they are used to make a point by the line of reasoning called in...

If you had a choice of living to the age of 88 in perfect health, or living to the age of 90 with two years of sickness spread out...

Written sometime in the 1990s, a short time after having my eyes opened to the Torah. -DB When discussing how to determine the truth and...

The Book of Psalms opens by offering the reader two roads from which he can choose: the way of the godly or the way of the ungodly.

Pagan cultures have different superstitions about sneezing. Sneezing, depending on the number or type of sneezes, is believed to be a sign

When I first became a committed disciple of Jesus during the winter of 1971-1972, there was a revival happening all over the United States.

Yeshua (Jesus) and the Apostles warned us to beware of false prophets. A few false prophets are mentioned in the Bible, but there is one...

Most Messianic disciples are familiar with the Hebrew word hineh from the popular song Hineh Mah Tov, taken from Psalm 133. Hineh mah tov...