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“Am I Really a Gentile?”

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Kevin in The Gentile Chronicles.

Q: Dear Kevin, an old friend of mine discovered that he and his family were actually descended from Jewish bloodlines, and he dropped out of the Gentile churches and became a Messianic Jew. He suggested that I myself may also be descended from Jewish roots. In fact, he seems convinced that I am, based upon [...]

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Who Is a Jew, and Why Does it Matter?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Kevin in Jewish Identity.

According to present-day halachah, in order for a Jew to make aliyah (emigrate) to the State of Israel, he must have at least one Jewish grandparent. While traditional halachah does not carry any divine authority, in this case, it does agree with the pattern of Scripture. Assuming other factors (i.e. a living heritage passed down [...]

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Making Disciplnals

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Kevin in Exhortations.

Please believe I am not bragging when I say that for many years now, people from all over the world have found the Messianic devotionals I have written to be helpful and inspiring for their daily walk in Yeshua. I give all glory and praise to Adonai for this, because whatever encouragement or insight I [...]

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Community & Relationships Survey

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Kevin in Surveys (Closed).
Updated on July 14, 2010

Perfect Word conducted a survey asking about Yeshua-believers’ interaction with one another on three levels: congregationally, in small groups, and outside organized meeting environments (simple fellowship). The purpose of the survey was to determine the nature and character of interpersonal relationships within the Body of Messiah. 113 respondents (comprising 42 men and 71 women [almost [...]

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When Do You Celebrate Shavuot?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Kevin in Surveys (Closed).
Updated on June 9, 2010

According to our survey of 158 respondents, 43% favored a non-traditional celebration of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, citing the date as determined according to the Sadducean/Boethusian/Karaite reckoning, which always places Shavuot on the “Sunday” 50 days after the seventh-day Shabbat (Saturday) during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. However, though this option constituted the majority [...]

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