Contributing author
Ken Rank was born and raised in South Jersey in an agnostic family. At the age of 29, God did a quick work in his life which launched a time of heavy study and discipleship, eventually landing Ken and his family in Winchester, Kentucky, where Ken studied under author and teacher Frank Houtz (www.DryBonesRestorationCompany.com). Currently, Ken is a teacher and elder at Beit Minorah in Winchester Kentucky and also owns a Hebrew Roots discussion forum (www.DiscoverHebrewRoots.com). He can be reached at discoverhebrewroots@gmail.com.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. – Mark 3:24-25 For the one whose heart is aimed toward the God of Israel, one of the great blessings He bestows is the ability to see Life within the words we read in Scripture. We read a verse and it takes on a meaning that helps, comforts
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Over the course of my near 50 years, I have seen countless politicians attempt to fix the wrongs occurring in the Middle East. All have failed. I have come to believe that what is missing from their often well-intentioned efforts is an understanding of the underlying cause of Arab hatred towards the Jewish people, and the Western media’s willingness to take the side of the Arab and frame the Jew
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Every year around this time I field questions relating to how our family prepares for the Feast of Unleavened Bread. I want to say before going further that nobody has perfect understanding and my interpretation might very well be in error. If it is, my intent is certainly not to deceive. The following analysis simply represents my understanding at this time. So, if you are convinced in your own mind
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Photo by Raja Islam I recently had the opportunity to speak at an A.R.I. (Alliance of Redeemed Israel) Gathering in Orlando, Florida. The theme of the conference was worship. Many speakers gave wonderful presentations on various aspects of what worship is, as well as what worship is not. Yet, there was a very clear underlying theme of unity and reconciliation that acted as the hub of all the messages. My
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We live in a world where we move on to the next thing if we don’t get what we want from two minutes of sound or two paragraphs of print. It is becoming increasingly difficult to get the point across that taking the time to be discipled before walking in our calling is paramount when it comes to doing the work of the Father. It is more than just reading
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As sons and daughters of the Living God, we know one another not by our deep and insightful understanding, not by how many Hebrew or Greek words we know and use, not by how many commands we follow, but rather, by the fruit we produce. When we produce fruit that is in line with the character attributes of God (Fruit produced in His Name) , we are known outwardly to
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An idiom is a figure of speech that is designed to express a literal concept through an abstract picture. “Kicking the bucket” is an idiom depicting death, yet at death one doesn’t literally kick a bucket. There are literally thousands of idioms in the English language, but nobody knows the actual number. Many idioms are regional, and some are even personal. When I was growing up, my friends and I
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There is so much division over the name of God within Christianity, and especially within the Hebrew Roots movement. There, folks have been awakening to the more Hebraic aspects of the faith. They are keeping the Feasts, the Sabbath, eating clean, and even wearing tzitzyot (fringes); but doing these more Hebraic things does not mean we are “thinking Hebraically.” In English, when we see the words “in the name of
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