Entries by Kevin Geoffrey

Bearing the Standard TV Interview

During the week of September 22, 2014, Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis aired an interview with Kevin about Bearing the Standard. In case you missed it, you can view the episode in its entirety here. Please comment beneath the video and let us know what you think!  

Reconsidering the "High Holidays"

In Judaism, the high holy days of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are preceded by the month of Elul, a time dedicated to repentance and preparation for the season. Rosh HaShanah—meaning “Head of the Year,” and celebrated as the Jewish New Year—is a solemn day, observed on the first day of the seventh Hebrew month, […]

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New Book Release: Bearing the Standard

I am both humbled and excited that after nearly two years of almost continuous research, writing, soul-searching and God-seeking, by brand new book is finally available. Bearing the Standard: A Rallying Cry to Uphold the Scriptures is my life-message—indeed, it is the single most important thing I have ever written (or may ever write). When […]

What You’re Really Looking For

For as long as I have been teaching and writing about Yeshua, it has been primarily to a Messianic Jewish audience, knowing all the while that many Gentile ears were listening. But one thing that has boggled my mind for more than a decade has been the attraction that certain believers—both Jewish and Gentile—develop for […]

Restoring the Context of Torah

Excerpted from the Messianic Torah Devotional by Kevin Geoffrey. “Rather, we have known that the Torah is good, provided one uses it lawfully….” 1Timothy 1:8 One of the major criticisms levied against the Messianic Jewish movement is that it allegedly causes believers to go back “under the Law.” Unfortunately, while much of our purported Torah […]

Hope for Finding Common Ground

I’m always excited to meet other believers in Yeshua, regardless of affiliation or relationship to the Messianic Jewish movement. Recently, we were getting to know another believing family, and over the course of those first few awkward moments of getting acquainted, the young father asked me, “So, what kind of music do you like?” Now, […]

Prepare the Way

An ancient voice keeps calling out, “In the wilderness, prepare the way of Adonai; make straight in the desert a highway to our God” (Isaiah 40:3). The prophetic call to be God’s trail blazers has been passed down through the generations—from Elijah (see 1Kings 18:36-37), to Isaiah, to John the Immerser/“Baptist” (see Matthew 11:10-14)—and it will […]