Blog posts about ministry to Messianic and Hebrew Roots believers in Messiah Yeshua who are incarcerated. Some posts are written by incarcerated believers.
The account of Peter’s vision in Acts chapter 10 is often used to show that the food laws given in the Torah are no longer applicable. Is there more to it than that? What did Peter himself have to say about it?
One has to ask, were any of these once a part of the Haftarah readings but later removed? We do not know exactly when the practice of reading from the Prophets and Writings started.
The walks closed and I found myself in the room with only one other gentleman, the guy who I had first met two weeks ago. No one in our group is ethnically Jewish – until now, that is. This man told me of his childhood experiences in the Synagogue.
This week our meeting in the prison Chapel room was a bit of a challenge. With some of the men being transferred to another facility, we are now down to just four guys, and they are not always regular in attendance. How many of them will come today, and how long will we be allowed to continue?
I pulled up to the correctional facility this morning with great anticipation. The first week was a chance to regroup with the guys, find out who was still interested in having a service, and see what resources were available for us there. But I wasn’t prepared for what I would find this week.
After more than 16 months absence, today was my first time back inside the correctional facility since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Mid-March, 2020, was the last time we had been able to meet.
What does it really mean to be a believer, a follower of Yeshua? Most of us who claim Yeshua as our Master think we know what it is to be a believer. Here are some thoughts from my friend Tom on putting that into practice.
The shelter of the Most High – what is it? Where is it? How do I get to the shelter of the Most High? “Tom” has a few thoughts on this I want to share.
Last week I received a letter from my friend Tom. Because of where he is, there are a lot of ups and downs in the times we share with each other. I was delighted when I opened the letter and, after a few brief opening comments, he wrote, “How would you feel about our having … Read more
From time to time I am blessed by a letter from my friend Tom that includes a summary of something he has been studying. Tom is a Messianic Jewish believer in Yeshua and is currently incarcerated. This week I received something from him about Torah Portion Vayikra. We don’t always agree on everything, but it … Read more