The Kingdom of God demands change
Shalom, my beloved brothers and sisters, When you become a Follower of the Way, it’s not possible to remain the same person you were before; I know that I for one am not the same person as I once was....
Yahveh as our True King (or, Why Talmidaism is not messianic)
Shalom, my brothers and sisters, Every community in the ancient Middle East had kings. In the original Israelite religion, however, they alone had a king that no one could see. They alone had a king who would treat them justly, rule them with equity and impartiality,...
You are never alone in your faith (The difficulties of having faith as part of a small religious community)
Shalom everyone, Imagine this situation: In your spiritual journey, you have searched alone, questioned everything alone, and sought divine truth, alone. Then finally, without any human guidance, urging or prompting, you find God – I mean, really find and experience...
Talmidaism and Science
There has never once been a point in my life where I ever believed that there is a conflict between religion and science. My greatest love has always been for God; my second has been the scientific study of the universe that God created, and everything in it. From a...
Prayers for Ukraine & for Peace
You are all aware of the ongoing, violent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin claims he is going in to ‘de-Nazify’ the country and stop genocide, but Ukraine’s President, Volodomyr Zelenskiy, is Jewish. He lost family members in the Holocaust. His political party is a...
The non-Israelite beliefs that Modern Talmidaism has ditched
Between 1987, when I fully took on board ancient ‘Jewish-Christian’ beliefs, and 1996, I thought I was the only Follower of the Way on earth. Then I came across the Ebionite community, led by Shemayah Phillips. There were an amazing number of learned and well-read...
How do we find purpose and mission in life?
Some people find it easy to experience the living Presence of God, and for such people, it is a relatively easier task to discover their mission in life. Some even have their mission thrust upon them, and cannot escape it no matter what they do to try and escape it....
What is the difference between ‘Apostle’ and ‘Disciple’? Was Paul an apostle, according to the Jewish definition?
Here’s a question for you to answer: Do you know the difference between ‘apostle’ and ‘disciple’? Most people will think to themselves, ‘Well, I guess the apostles were the 12 followers that he chose to go round with him’, but further than that, most people would not...
What is Prophecy for? How should Prophecy be used?
The short answer to how Jewish people have traditionally used the words of the prophets – messages that were obviously referring to events that happened long ago, is that we examine the circumstances that prompted the prophets’ warnings, and then we watch out for them...
What is the Talmidi View of Faith and Trust in God?
The definition of ‘faith’ depends on whom you ask – a western Christian, a modern Jew, an ancient Israelite, even an English-speaker in contrast to the speaker of another language. In modern English, ‘faith’ is defined as: ‘A strong belief in the doctrines of a...