The Refiner's Fire was the brainchild of Shali, a Jewish-born journalist and Believer in Yeshua HaMashiyach (Jesus Christ) who got the idea in 2001 when a traditional Jewish friend attempted to introduce her to several Jewish "anti-missionary" websites for "conversion" back to Judaism. When Shali became aware of the type of hateful "anti-Jesus" rhetoric espoused on sites such as Outreach Judaism, Jews for Judaism, and other "anti-missionary" sites, she decided to build an anti-anti-missionary apologetics website to counter those sites and provide people a chance to become fully informed about God's Word before making up their minds as to what they choose to believe.

However, once the emails started pouring in from around the world, The Refiner's Fire (which today receives around 3/4 of a million hits per month) quickly expanded into challenging anyone who is against the Bible in any way, or is teaching unbiblical and/or off-the-mark doctrine. While no one can honestly say they have cornered the market on Truth, The Refiner's Fire website presents Biblical Truth from a "Hebrew", rather than a "Greek" mindset and attempts to show, through Bible-only teachings, the errors of man's religiosity.

The Refiner's Fire does not have a "staff" nor are there any "donate" buttons because their goal is not to profit from YHWH's Word; but, rather, to present evidence that there is more to God and the Bible than we have been taught in our churches and synagogues. The goal is to get people to think for themselves when it comes to Scripture!

While Shali and her "behind the scenes" husband host, maintain and regularly update this website, they have partnered with Torah teacher, author and international speaker, Rabbi Yehudah (see below); and author and Aramaic scholar Andrew Gabriel Roth who freely shares his anointed viewpoints on The Refiner's Fire and has graciously given permission to use his Aramaic English New Testament scriptures and footnotes. A great big thank you also to those "behind the scenes" who selflessly contribute to our site - whether it be writing articles, or simply bringing to our attention some spelling errors! May YHWH richly bless them all!

Shali, host of The Refiner's Fire, is a former U.S. Army Sergeant Major who served 22 years as a journalist/newspaper editor, administrator and German language translator. Originally from Germany, she came to the U.S. in 1960 when her mother married an American soldier. Shali has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York and is a graduate of Mid-America Business College (Springfield, Missouri), the Defense Information School (journalism) at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, and the prestigious United States Army Sergeants Major Academy in El Paso, Texas, where she also worked as a lesson developer and instructor. She is now a Hebraic Faith/Netzari teacher who has published several books and had the distinct privilege of being the editor/proofreader of Andrew Gabriel Roth's Aramaic English New Testament .

Andrew Gabriel Roth, a Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic scholar, has authored several books and translated from Aramaic into English the Khabouris Codex which is the oldest New Testament ever discovered. His work, entitled the Aramaic English New Testament (AENT) is unique because its copious footnotes and appendixes are written from the Netzari/Messianic viewpoint, which serves to clarify the many misconceptions/ mistranslations and confusion caused by some of the Greek NT versions. Roth is author of several books including, Ruach Qadim: Aramaic Origins of the New Testament and Ruach Qadim: Path to Life; and his most recent blockbuster, Wheel of Stars.

Rabbi Yehudah also known as Kris Shoemaker is Husband, Father, Torah Teacher, Author and International Speaker who has his degree in Bible and Missions. He is the founder of Abraham's Descendants International, a website dedicated to educate and edifying the believer as well as reaching the lost world and bringing them to Torah and Messiah Yeshua.