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Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Eden Spring. From Oneness Pentecostalism to Torah: Eden Spring’s Testimony on Sabbath, Dreams, and Returning to Covenant Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews Eden Spring, who shares her journey from growing up Oneness Pentecostal in Indiana, leaving church to live a partying lifestyle, and later being drawn back to God through prayer, Scripture, and vivid dreams. Eden describes dedicating her son after a night of intense intercession that coincided with her childhood pastor feeling prompted to do the same. During COVID, conspiracy research and Bible reading led her to wrestle with Jeremiah 30–31, the New Covenant, Israel/Judah, and eventually Torah observance, including Sabbath and feasts, along with rejecting holidays she saw as rooted in idolatry. She recounts deliverance from nicotine, personal convictions about modesty, and dreams she believes revealed themes like leaving “father’s house,” the harlot system, and the regathering of Israel. Stephanie and Eden discuss balancing Word and Spirit, humility, loving others, and following Yeshua, affirming His divinity. Eden's Links Chalking (@crafty2222) | TikTok Facebook Stephanie's Links https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Rachel Amidei. Confronting Antisemitism in the Church and Reading Scripture in Its Jewish Context Stephanie and Rachel discuss recognizing and rejecting antisemitism within the church, stating they have no tolerance for antisemitic comments and arguing that someone cannot claim to be Christian while hating Jews, since Jesus is Jewish and will return as a Jewish king with his throne in Israel. They emphasize that the Bible is a Jewish book and that understanding its meaning requires learning the Jewish and biblical context rather than applying modern Western assumptions. They challenge the common approach of interpreting the Old Testament through the New Testament, arguing instead that the New Testament should be read using the foundations and definitions given earlier, noting it heavily repeats the Old Testament. Using “food” as an example, they say God’s definition of food excludes animals like pigs, regardless of modern usage. Rachel's Links: The Spiritual Exercises (@thespiritualexercises) | TikTok Rachel A | Substack Stephanie's Links: https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest today is Hope Egan from First Fruits of Zion. Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews Hope Egan—realtor, author of Holy Cow! What the Bible Says About Eating Meat, associate producer of the Messiah podcast, and outreach coordinator at First Fruits of Zion—about her testimony and work. Egan describes growing up Reform Jewish, developing disordered eating, and finding help through Overeaters Anonymous, which prompted prayer, repentance-oriented practices, and a deeper relationship with God. She recounts coming to faith in Jesus through a Unity church book, then a Protestant small group, exploring Catholicism, and revisiting Orthodox Judaism before choosing not to give up Jesus and later being baptized Catholic. Meeting a Jewish believer who followed Leviticus 11 and studying HaYesod shifted her perspective, though theology became overly central. Health issues led to a biblically clean diet and the eventual development of her book, which addresses animals, key New Testament passages, and context. She later refocused spiritually in 2018, reengaged Jewish-believer community, returned to FFOZ, and now leads a HaYesod group while emphasizing life-giving faith in Messiah. Hope's Links Hope Egan's Biblical Eating Resources - Home https://www.amazon.com/Holy-What-Bible-about-Eating/dp/B0CZ8436L8/ Stephanie's Links: https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Stephanie Pavlantos hosts Max Bonilla of Ultra Truth Ministry to discuss his coming to Messianic belief at age 14 through Bible study and concern over moral decline. They argue many church problems, including abuse and lax morality, stem from departing from God’s law and treating Jesus as having abrogated the Torah. Bonilla contends Paul is misunderstood and must be read in first-century context alongside Acts and the Gospels, addressing claims that Paul taught against Torah. They discuss caring for the poor, women in congregations, and how “neurodivergent” traits may correlate with deep Torah-focused study. Bonilla advises testing extra-biblical texts against Torah, critiques rabbinic traditions like the Zohar’s authority, explains wedding-feast/outer-darkness imagery as judgment by deeds, and outlines a Torah-based calendar using moon and agriculture rather than equinox calculations. Max's Links: https://youtu.be/bPjU9jX5xdg?si=1SidC67yk75aVEe4 Instagram Stephanie's Links: https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Host Stephanie Pavlantos welcomes guest Jen Dubey to discuss key takeaways from their January–April Romans class and common misunderstandings of Paul. They emphasize reading Romans with historical, Jewish, and Hebraic context, arguing Paul remained a Torah-observant Jew and did not renounce the Law of Moses, citing Acts and Romans passages and explaining Paul’s use of a “straw man” argument. They contrast “grace and Torah” rather than “grace versus Torah,” noting gospel and grace precede the New Testament and connect to reconciliation and covenant life. They define legalism as transactional, self-centered “compensatory observance,” distinct from relational covenantal obedience motivated by love and gratitude. They address confusion over “law,” added traditions, deconstruction trends, humility in the Torah movement, and salvation as ongoing trust/allegiance rather than a one-time prayer, encouraging viewers to study Romans deeply and consult their recorded teachings. Jenn's Links: TORCH | Facebook The Praise Podcast - Podcast Addict Stephanie's Links: https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Danielle Lockett. Host Stephanie Pavlantos welcomes guest Danielle Lockett (Deep N Word on TikTok/YouTube), who describes how her ministry began in 2021 on Zoom with friends and family, then expanded to Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok after Holy Spirit prompting. Danielle shares how a failed real-estate mentorship in 2019 led to depression, a call to read the Bible chronologically, and deeper study including Hebrew word lookups, which birthed a Bible study ministry and hosting biblical feast days. Stephanie and Danielle discuss awakening to Torah observance, grief and anger over church traditions, the need for humility, kindness, and discernment, and navigating family tensions while honoring parents. They address debates within Torah communities (including denial of Yeshua’s divinity), emphasize obeying God over “Babylon” traditions, and highlight the Millennial Kingdom where Messiah will rule and set doctrine straight. Danielle's Links: DEEPNWORD (@deepnword) | TikTok DEEPNWORD - YouTube Instagram Stephanie's Links: https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews Kelly Hawley, founder and executive director of Warrior Bride Ministries, a donation-based ministry serving survivors of childhood sexual exploitation and severe trauma. Kelly shares her own history of abuse, family brokenness, addiction, and recovery, and explains how her earlier involvement in healing weekends for abused women led her to launch Warrior Bride about six and a half years ago when churches lacked resources. She describes trauma on a spectrum, including dissociation and extreme ritual abuse, mind control, and trafficking, emphasizing that healing requires willingness to receive it and often involves re-parenting and practical life skills. The conversation addresses spiritual warfare, boundaries, cleansing practices, and the need for believers to mature beyond “milk.” Hawley outlines ministry offerings (11 weekly classes, individual appointments, intensives, retreats) and her annual “Counting the Cost” conference, August 21–23 at Folly Beach, South Carolina, themed “Trust the Journey,” featuring frontline speakers and survivor participation. Kelly's links: https://www.youtube.com/@wbmga Conference 2026 — Warrior Bride Ministries Facebook Stephanie's Links https://solo.to/stephaniepavlantos

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Dr. Douglas Hamp on God’s Divorce, Israel’s Restoration, and Rethinking Rapture Theology Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews Dr. Douglas Hamp, lead pastor of The Way Congregation and author, about his journey from Baptist dispensationalism to Torah study and the thesis of his book "God’s Divorce." Hamp describes how studying at Hebrew University, debating an anti-missionary Jewish caller at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, and reexamining doctrines like the pre-trib rapture and Calvinism reshaped his view that God’s choosing is corporate Israel, not individual predestination. He argues Scripture presents a marriage covenant between God and Israel at Sinai, Israel’s unfaithfulness leading to divorce (Deut. 24; Jer. 3), and reconciliation through the Messiah’s death and resurrection, restoring house of Israel and house of Judah (Eph. 2; Ezek. 37; Rom. 7). He also outlines his end-times framework featuring two witnesses (Moses and Elijah), a global “covenant with death,” tribulation, and the trigger for Messiah’s return when corporate Judah says “Baruch haba b’shem Adonai.” Doug's Links https://www.youtube.com/doughamp https://www.douglashamp.com/ https://thewaycongregation.com/leadership Amazon.com: Douglas Hamp: books, biography, latest update Stephanie’s links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Host Stephanie interviews Rico Cortez of Wisdom in Torah Ministries, who describes learning Torah since 1998 as a “cheat code” that brought structure, healing, and a clearer way to please God after painful church experiences. He explains how his background in professional baseball, scouting, coaching, and decades of martial arts shaped his teaching discipline, humility, and shift away from competition and “conspiracy” topics toward helping others approach God rightly. They discuss identity struggles for believers “grafted in” between Christianity and Judaism, advocating gentle, non-argumentative communication. Cortez emphasizes reading Scripture through Ancient Near Eastern and honor-shame cultural lenses (e.g., nakedness, Exodus, Joseph, David, turning the other cheek), and outlines a deep focus on Leviticus and blood/atonement themes to better understand Yeshua, the priesthood, and end-times altar defilement. He invites viewers to his YouTube, Telegram, and weekly Shabbat teachings, noting travel to 39 countries. Wisdom in Torah - YouTube Home - Wisdom In Torah Ministries - Rico Cortes Facebook Stephanie’s Links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Host Stephanie Pavlantos welcomes Bible teacher and Bible in Order podcast host David Doty, who shares his late conversion at 26, rapid entry into pastoring, and current family life. Doty explains how a daily devotional evolved into his podcast and led him to start a five-days-a-week Zoom prayer gathering inspired by Acts 2:42, emphasizing consistent discipleship, mutual care, shared participation, and reported answers to prayer including a healing from melanoma. The discussion contrasts modern auditorium-style church with early house-to-house life and explores “ecclesia,” arguing it originally meant a governing assembly empowered to bind and loose rather than a religious service. They connect ecclesia to Israel’s priestly calling and believers as ambassadors, highlighting humility, prayer, and tribulation as God’s means of transforming character to resemble Jesus. David's links https://bibleinorder.com https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658 Facebook Stephanie’s Links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Reading the Bible Without Fear: Ancient Context, Community, and Maturity with Ryan White Host Stephanie Pavlantos welcomes Ryan White of Faith of Messiah, a founder of a Saturday church community, teacher, content creator, and nurse, to discuss his membership site and courses aimed at helping people “read the Bible without fear” as its ancient authors intended. White explains his focus on ancient Near Eastern context and how new information outside one’s denominational “tribe” can trigger fight/flight/freeze/fawn responses, creating overwhelm rather than growth. They emphasize mature, respectful disagreement, avoiding unnecessary debates that don’t change daily discipleship, and not owing everyone a response online. White highlights controversial topics he covers, including whether the Lord’s Supper was a Passover meal, early church practice, and calendar disputes, stressing community over isolation. The conversation also addresses prayer as self-reflection, the unity of God across Testaments, and Scripture as a framework for personal and societal maturity through trials. Ryan's Links Facebook God in Context by Ryan White | Substack Faith of Messiah - YouTube Home - Faith of Messiah Stephanie's links Stephanie Pavlantos (/stephaniepavlantos) · solo.to

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Kinsey Joy Langen. Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews TikTok creator, author, and teacher Kinsey Largen about studying Scripture in its original languages through a Torah-rooted, Hebraic framework and challenging teachings that silence women. Largen argues that Paul’s letters must be read with their historical context (e.g., Ephesus, Roman household codes) and linguistic details (including the Greek “submit” vs. “obey,” and mutual submission in Ephesians), portraying Paul as countercultural and supportive of women such as Phoebe, Junia, and Priscilla. They discuss how misuse of “authority” enabled abuse, emphasize marriage as partnership under the Holy Spirit rather than “power over,” and explore Genesis language for male and female roles (zakar, neqevah, ezer kenegdo) as complementary equality. Largen also stresses Hebrew love as action, boundaries as freedom, and creating space for critical thinking and disagreement. Kinsey's Links Solo.to/liveoutloudjoy (all her links can be found here) liveoutloudjoy (@liveoutloudjoy) | TikTok Stephanie's Links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest is Matthew Janzen. Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews Georgia pastor-teacher Matthew Janssen of Ministers of the New Covenant about his testimony and Torah observance. Raised Pentecostal, Janssen began learning Torah through his father-in-law in the sacred name movement, adopting dietary laws, Sabbath-keeping, and using the Creator and Messiah’s Hebrew names; he later took over and grew a small assembly. He argues believers must trust Yeshua’s saving work yet practice his teachings, emphasizing “Torah and grace” together. Focusing on Matthew 5:17–20, he explains “abolish” versus “fulfill” as first-century rabbinic terms, saying Torah remains until heaven and earth pass away, and verse nineteen defines abolishing as “relaxing” commandments. He distinguishes weightier and lesser commandments, stresses heart-level righteousness, repentance, and answers objections by urging Christians to imitate Jesus’ Torah-observant life. Matthew's Links Facebook Ministers of the New Covenant - YouTube MINISTERS OF THE NEW COVENANT - Home Stephanie's Links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! My guest today is Angie Sickler! Host Stephanie Pavlantos welcomes returning guest Angie Sickler, author of The Father’s Love Language, to discuss how Hebrew words and letters carry fuller meanings than English translations and how studying them deepens understanding of Scripture, including examples from Isaiah 11, Noah and grace, and word families connecting encampment with grace, mercy, and training. They emphasize seeking intimacy with God rather than treating faith as mere Sunday routine, warning about deception and the need to “know” Jesus. The conversation explores how Christianity became disconnected from Hebrew foundations, describing early Jewish-Gentile tensions, Peter’s Acts 10 vision, and later developments under Constantine, including anti-Jewish policies, the Council of Nicaea, and replacing Passover observance with Easter. They argue the biblical “feasts of the Lord” remain prophetic and relevant, citing Tabernacles in the millennium and ongoing Sabbath worship. Angie's Links Facebook https://youtu.be/MzdFLksu2PY?si=GjOwZk5y-WdXSjlf (Our first episode together) Home - Website The Father's Love Language - YouTube Stephanie's Links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube

Welcome to Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity! Host Stephanie Pavlantos interviews Ken Rank, an elder at Beit Minorah and longtime Hebraic-leaning Christian, about reading the whole Bible with first-century Jewish context and how New Testament writers frequently draw from the Old Testament. They discuss division and toxicity in Hebrew roots and sacred-name debates, urging patience, humility, and focusing on weightier matters. Ken addresses whether Yeshua/Jesus is in the Old Testament, pointing to manifestations such as the Word (Logos/Memra), the angel of the Lord, Abraham’s visitor, the burning bush, and the fourth man in the fire, and connects New Testament claims to Old Testament passages (John the Baptist “prepare the way,” Isaiah 35, and “first and last”). They also discuss prayer, the Trinity analogy, God’s ability to take forms, the meaning of “name” as character/authority and applying knowledge through service. Ken's Links Facebook Stephanie's Links Discovering Our Hebrew Roots | Facebook stephanie🐾 (@stephanie_dianne) | TikTok Stephanie Pavlantos – YouTube