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His Time is ShortENED?
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
April 2024
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Some of the titles I have used over the years for WCN articles came to mind. “Too Soon to Offer Your First Love to Messiah?” &... [Read More]
YHWH Seeks Those Not Looking for Him
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
March 2024
I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;I permitted myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.I said, “Here am I, here am I,” To a nation ... [Read More]
Apostate Christians and Righteousness
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
February 2024
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
I read a number of references to apostate Christians and to righteousness in the January edition. While I am in agreement I would also say ... [Read More]
Accidentally Becoming More Christian???
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
January 2024
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous ... [Read More]
Retaining Faith and Integrity While Swimming Upstream In the Woke Culture
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
November 2023
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,butthe simple go on and suffer for it.
Proverbs 27:12 ESV
I wrote last month about the broken ... [Read More]
“Live not by Lies” and Broken Hearted/Broken Minded People
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
October 2023
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
There is a shift at hand for those of us who remain convicted in our faith of Messiah Yeshua/Jesus and Our Father, YHWH. The society we have ... [Read More]
Equal and Opposite Errors: “I don’t Need the Father” and “I don’t Need the Son” Part 3
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
September 2023
Authority Rebellion and Stubbornness
Woetothosewhocallevilgood andgoodevil, who putdarknessforlight andlightfordarkness,
whoputbitterforsweet andsweetforbitter! ... [Read More]
Equal and Opposite Errors: “I Don’t Need the Father” and “I Don’t Need the Son.” Part 2
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
August 2023
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Part 2 Excluding the Father and/or The Son
Examining misunderstandings from two different directions that challenge the validity of our ... [Read More]
Preparing for Spiritual Battle to Overcome the Equal and Opposite Errors: “I Don’t Need the Father” and “I Don’t Need the Son”
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
June 2023
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
It is possible to be completely unaware of the depth of the war that is being waged in this world by the “kings of the earth” ... [Read More]
The Roots of “Messianic Judaism”
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
March 2012
Revised: April 2023
In recent weeks, I have been getting acquainted with the Messianic Judaism part of the Christian Forum online. Discussion of the roots of Messianic Judaism has led to the compilation ... [Read More]
A Modern Day Version of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and The Hegelian Dialectic
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
May 2020
If possible, even the elect will be deceived
Nearly the whole world is shut down as I write, with another month of “shelter at home” recently renewed by the governor ... [Read More]
Sheep, Shepherds and THE Path of Righteousness
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
January 2020
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Responses to questions from the Raising Up the Remnant Conference
We have just returned from the wonderful opportunities and blessings of ... [Read More]
I have Jesus in Me, So Just Let Me Be!
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
August 2019
Written as a Follow up to the “Free in the Spirit?”
Series for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
In our Christian walk most of the focus is on the salvation issue, which has ... [Read More]
Yeshua: The Door and Cross Confusion!
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
April 2019
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:7
Just some brief thoughts:
I was ... [Read More]
Free In the Spirit?
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
March 2019
It goes something like this:
I am free in the Spirit because Jesus died to set me free. He set me free from the laws of the Old Testament that no longer bind me. I do not have to keep ... [Read More]
Updating our Halacha on Speaking in Tongues With Comments on Order in an Assembly
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
May 2018
During some recent gatherings in which we welcomed a number of people, both new acquaintances and some long out of touch, we were brought face to face with the need to update our ... [Read More]
We are Under Christ’s Law? Part 2 What Pushes People to Differentiate between the Law of the Father and the Law of Christ?
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
October 2016
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
In Part 1, I dealt with the question of whether or not “We are under Christ’s Law.” My conclusion: Yes, we are under ... [Read More]
We are Under Christ’s Law Part 1
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
September 2016
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
“We are under Christ’s Law.” I came across this statement written by someone who distinguishes Christ’s Law as ... [Read More]
Walk With Messiah & Choose to Refuse
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
August 2016
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and ... [Read More]
Boasting Against the Branches = Replacement Theology
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
June 2016
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken ... [Read More]
Dangerous Ground: Prayer without the Word
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
November 2015
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
It is not coincidental that many pictures of prayer include the Scriptures. As important as it is to be in prayer and communication with our ... [Read More]
Waiting for Messiah: Come Away with Me!
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
October 2015
October, 2015
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
This edition of the Wisconsin Christian Newspaper finds Set Apart Ministries away for the Feast of Tabernacles, also ... [Read More]
Your Prayers can Draw You Closer or Drive You Away from God
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
March 2014
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Severe daily pain: prelude to a profound moment. The “moment” actually developed through discussion about how to cope with ... [Read More]
To Understand the End We Must Go Back to the Beginning
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
March 2013
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
The season has changed. Are we watching and praying?
Messiah’s first coming followed a long period of waiting just as in His second ... [Read More]
Mary, Queen of Heaven
Bonnie Harvey
December 2011
NOTE: We do thank Ms. Harvey and Ms. Densmore for their permission to include this article among our guest articles here. Since our local Set Apart Ministries community is so near ... [Read More]
Messiah Yeshua’s Followers becoming “as Judah?”
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
November 2010
Among Messianic believers, there is a tension that is unknown to the Christianchurch today. It is an old tension; one that we seem to have re-entered now in ourtimes with great but ... [Read More]
The Garden of Emuna: A Practical Guide to Life; Book Review
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
July 2010
Book Reviews of:
The Garden of Emuna: A Practical Guide to Life; Women’s Wisdom: The Garden of Peace for Women; The Garden of Peace: A Marital Guide for Men Only By Rabbi Shalom ... [Read More]
Who were “the Jews” and “the Gentiles” of Scripture? Generalizations Lead to Polarization Part 3
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
October 2009
As we continue in our search to better understand the terms “Jews” and “Gentiles”, we turn our attention today to “Gentiles.” This English word is ... [Read More]
Who were “the Jews” and “the Gentiles” of Scripture? Generalizations Lead to Polarization Part 2
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
October 2009
First century Judaism was composed of many different sects, and with Yeshua’s ministry, death and resurrection, the newest was that of the “Nazarenes,” commonly ... [Read More]
Who were “the Jews” and “the Gentiles” of Scripture? Generalizations Lead to Polarization Part 1
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
September 2009
We are living in a time of religious fervor though much of it is based in emotionalism rather than knowledge. Few have the patience to really study and understand nuances of a ... [Read More]
Clearing Up Concerns about our Food Supply: Who determines what is clean and unclean?
Robert D. Klika, B.S. Animal Science; Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
September 2006
An investigative report from areturning Ephraimite, two-house, maturity perspective
Robert D. Klika, B.S. Animal Science
[Retired]Milk Sanitation Rating Officer for Wisconsin ... [Read More]
Thoughts on the Celebration of Christmas
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
November 1998
November 1998 (Written prior to coming into Torah understanding)
Reviewed April 2023
It has become fashionable in Christian circles in the past decade to lament people forgetting the ... [Read More]