Cartoon Based Video Teachings
We have identified the need for shorter teachings on a wide variety of key topics within the Messianic and Torah-based approach to Scriptures. The video teachings below are cartoon based,…
Torah Study Groups
There is little doubt that we are currently witnessing a world-wide phenomenon of Torah-loving and Torah-studying groups, coming into existence at a rate and a scale that is truly astonishing.…
The Healing of our Fear
Genesis 32 to 36 is also known as “Parashah Vayishlach”. The Hebrew word “Vayishlach” means “And he sent” – referring to Yaakov sending messengers ahead to Esau to ensure that…
The One Who Causes Things to Happen
There is a word that frequently appears in the Tanakh, usually right at the beginning of a sentence, which can help us understand how ordinary things that happen to us…
Israel and Gaza: Two Years beyond THAT Day
We have just celebrated SUKKOT. The Festival of Booths and Tents. The festival of joy. And some would say: The festival of SEVENS: The seven-day feast in the second half…
Coming out of Lack into Abundance
Ki Teitzei is a reminder of a pattern of DYNAMIC MOVEMENT that will always be part and parcel of the believer’s walk with Yahweh. The root of the word Teitzei…
Die Soort Grootheid wat Saak Maak
Daar is vier strate in die dorpie Weesp, in Nederland, wat vernoem is na vier baie bekende persone. Op ‘n onlangse besoek het ek, saam met my twee kleinkinders, Juda…
Shavuot: The Power of Yahweh’s Words
There is a long standing Jewish tradition of eating dairy products during Shavuot. The reason for this is not clear at all. Some say it is because the time of…
Die Eersteling wat die Laastes Eerste laat kom
Een van die titels wat ná sy dood aan Y’shua van Nasaret toegeken is, is DIE EERSTELING of die EERSGEBORENE. Johannes, wat vir ons een evangelie, of een geskrewe getuienis,…
Disconnecting Yahweh’s Word from his Name
The Name of our heavenly Father, written with the 4 consonants, YHWH, appears roughly between 6500 and 7000 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. Because the oldest available manuscripts of the…
Dit wat Buite die Kamp gebeur het
Eksodus 33:7 “En Mosheh het elke keer ‘n tent geneem en dit vir hom buite die kamp opgeslaan, ver van die kamp af; en hy het dit genoem die tent…
The Clarity of Yahweh’s Signs
Someone asked me this past week if I knew the meaning of the PEACE SYMBOL that looks like a broken or upside down cross within a circle. I can still…
Making Room for the Soul
The four chapters of Genesis 44 to 47 is known by a Hebrew word (“vayigash”) which means “and he drew near”. This is the stand-out word in Genesis 44:18 where…
100 Fun Walks in Israel
Israel is not only a land for the spiritually minded. As a citizen of South Africa I have visited the land several times and have always been intrigued by its…
Van die verdeling van die Dag tot die verdeling van die Liggaam van die Messias
Die saak waaroor dit hier gaan is die onsekerheid oor die presiese periode waarin “spesiale” dae soos die Sabbat en die Skriftuurlike feesdae gevier behoort te word. Moet die Sabbat…
Psalm 51 en die maand van Elul
Die sesde maand, of die maand van Elul, wat normaalweg uit 29 of 30 dae binne ons maande van Augustus en September bestaan, is ‘n maand wat hom uitstekend daartoe…
The slaughtering of the Passover lamb
There are believers in Y’shua Messiah who are convinced that we should continue to slaughter a Pesach or Passover lamb, every year, as per the instructions for the original Passover…
The ongoing Name debate
Anyone reading through some of the articles on this site will soon notice that we are trying to acknowledge and revere the Name of the Almighty and that we give…
New Moon: Visible or Invisible?
Many believers seem to have questions concerning the correct way of determining the day of the new moon. Should one look for the physical appearance of the (first crescent of…
“Rosh Chodesh” or “New Moon” in Messiah’s time
There is difference of opinion as to what exactly is understood by the concept of “new moon” or, to use the Hebrew term, “Rosh Chodesh”. To us, it is important,…
Voorbereiding vir Yom Kippur
Die tien dae tussen Yom Teruah (ook bekend as die Trompettefees) en Yom Kippur (of Dag van Versoening) staan in sommige kringe bekend as “The Ten Days of Awe”. Die…
Briewe aan Kosbare Mense
My eie pad van geloof kan in baie opsigte as ‘n woestynpad beskryf word (op die 22 ste Desember 2012 was dit presies 40 jaar gelede dat ek as dertienjarige…
A Celebration of Note
Those with a fair knowledge of the church scene in South Africa, will have come across the word “celebration”, somewhere along the way. It is a loaded word that somehow…
Elim Blog Area
Welcome to the most interactive area of our site! This is our Blog area where, from time to time, we shall post contributions on various key topics or some events…
Die Kat in die Duiwehok
Daar is deesdae ‘n hernude en uiters venynige poging om gelowiges wat erns maak met die Torah, in diskrediet te bring. Dis eintlik niks nuuts dat lidmate van kerke en…
How is “Woord en Getuienis” different from other Translations?
There is a significant number of verses in Woord en Getuienis that are translated slightly differently when compared with the majority of translations that are available today. This is over…
Division in our households
I have lost track of the number of conversations I have had with believers who, on the one hand, had discovered some of the neglected truths of the Hebrew Scriptures…
The quest for the Original Scriptures
There’s a new translation of the “Original Scriptures” of the New (or Renewed) Covenant being circulated among Messianic and Torah observant believers. It is called “The Word of Yah –…
Can it be fixed?
Came home from work early yesterday afternoon, tried to pick up on some loose ends here and there and ended up in my study in front of the computer, feeling…
Believing isn’t easy
“It has become more difficult to believe the straightforward message of the Word of Yahweh, than ever before in the history of mankind.” Some people may question a statement of…
The Feasts and the Equinox
Some of you may have seen the mail from a brother in Messiah who lives in Jerusalem and wants believers in other parts of the world to rethink the method…
Who came in the flesh?
It seems that the belief and conviction that Y’shua has come in the flesh is quite an important one. In the first letter of Yahuchanan, chapter 4, verses 2 and…
Questions, questions…!
Nobody should doubt the fact that scores of people are turning their heads nowadays to have a look, at least, at what the new buzz about the “Messiah”, the “Shabbat”…
‘n Blog in diens van die Koninkryk
Ek het groot waardering vir die bydraes en kommentaar wat tot dusver op elkeen van die onderwerpe van bespreking gelewer is, veral die goeie gesindheid waarin daar deelgeneem word. Dankie…
The Hebrew mindset of Scriptures
In our posts so far, and the comments on these posts, it has become clear, within a very short period of time, that there is a genuine need among Messianic…
The process of Unlearning
It was once said by Mark Twain, “Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” It seems that this lesser known art of “unlearning” is something that is much needed…
Torah for today?
There is a perception among many believers that Torah, particularly the do’s and don’ts of the first 5 books of Scriptures, cannot be viewed as normative for our lives today.…
General rules for blogging
From time to time, we shall post contributions on various key topics or some events of particular interest. You are encouraged to post your own comments and take an active…