Messianic Judaism – Five Foundational Points

Messianic Judaism has to maintain five foundational foundations.  One of the five is a negative point that keeps us from aberrations.  Messianic Judaism is based on these foundations.  The basic points are in bold.  Jews who come to faith in …

The First Right Of Refusal

I have written several articles on the dangers of Critical Race Theory and that its orientation is contrary to the Bible’s solution to racial disparities.  I won’t repeat any of that here.   I wonder how many of my readers …

IBRAHIM KENDI; ANTI RACISM: How to be an Anti-racist

Sometimes I want to concentrate on Biblical theology, Messianic Jewish themes and the Church.  However, I have a background in apologetics.  This goes back to the cultural apologetics of Francis Schaeffer who spoke at Wheaton College in the fall of …

Be Not Unequally Yoked

A few days ago in my devotions, I was reading II Cor. 6.  The verses were highlighted to me by the Holy Spirit.   Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.  For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness.  …

Toxic Shame 

Recently I read a great book that describes building a truly loving community.   The authors call it a “hesed” community using the Hebrew word that has been translated covenant love, steadfast love, loving kindness and more.  The book is …

Part Two: Critical Race Theory

When some looked at the catalog of sins against Black Americans from the first arrival of the slaves in 1619, through the Civil War, and then Jim Crow, a wrong conclusion was reached.  That conclusion was that there was something …

Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project

A little Essay for a Friend on Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project Two great interpretations of America from the radical left culture formation influencers are constantly in the news, one is The 1619 Project and the other is …

Marriage as the Key to Discipleship 

Many years ago, Bob Wright, an apostle leading a network with which we were close in the 1980s, gave some profound insights into training people for congregational leadership.  Previous to this time, I did come to the conclusion that I …