Ozarks Hebrew Heritage Celebrating the Hebrew Roots of our Faith

WHY JESUS WENT TO THE CROSS By John Holmes CHRISTIANITY . . . A UNIQUE SEPARATE ENTITY. In the Church today, many have been taught the doctrine of the Church being a completely independent entity. Where did this come from? The Constantinian church, at its earliest existence, separated itself from its Hebrew roots. If we […]

GOD FOLLOWS HIS OWN RULES By John Holmes DILEMMA 1 This may provoke some new thoughts in some readers, but the concept is simple: God made the rules and He follows His own rules. Although, in modern terms Torah is referred to as “The Law,” it more accurately means “teaching” rather than “law”. If we […]

THE SEED OF ABRAHAM Who are the modern descendants? Below, are three scriptures which provide a source of reflection. They lead us in a path to understanding which may be in conflict with church doctrines. Many apologists, in their discussion of Biblical principles, defend ancient Catholic doctrine of The Church’s separation from its Jewish roots. […]

Youth Day-November 11, 2018 Here is a communication we received…FYI My name is Jordan Davis. We met at a Simcha South meeting once so you may not remember me. The reason I’m emailing you is I was hoping you could help me spread the word about a youth day we are having at our assembly […]

Gospel Presentation for the Incarcerated Presenting the Gospel to the incarcerated can be a very fulfilling event. Many encountered inside have never heard what it is to be “saved”. Likewise, many of these have reached a point where they realize their lives need to change-they need to take a different route or face being locked […]

The Paul warning….out of the past Peter and his brethren recognized Paul’s teachings were very deep and required in depth knowledge to fully understand. Note Peter’s warning below in verse 3:16. One must NOT attempt to interpret Paul outside of the context of the First Century. Those who did in the early church were called […]

Nablus is proof the Israelis are not “occupiers” Many sources today condemn Israel as occupiers and having no claim to the land called the “West Bank.” The facts, however, contradict this belief. Take the  Palestinian city of Nablus for instance. (scroll down for a larger view) Looking down on Nablus from Mt. Gerizim, (the Mount […]

The Problem with Galatians What is Paul really saying? Excerpt from new book by John Holmes Wresting the Word…A New “Twist” Today, many people use excerpts from the book of Galatians in order to show what they believe to be Paul’s point about the law, and, in doing so, ironically miss his point entirely. Peter, speaking of […]

Another Joseph’s Wisdom  I don’t know why, but the wisdom I’m recording here seems to come from one Joseph or another.  This second Joseph had two really strong points to share: “I’ve learned that the more I know, the more I’m responsible for.”  He also shared this one last week:  “I may not be able […]

Inmate Joseph’s Thoughts: In discussing the concept of man-made religion and denominationalism in the Church today, Joseph X made the following observation:  “Do I believe it because it is true, OR is it true because I believe it?”  Deep Huh?  Think about it…By the way, he already has a bachelor’s degree and says he plans […]