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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
