When the Reformation encouraged people to read the Bible in context, rather than through received tradition and allegorical approaches, several Reformers discovered the Biblical teaching on the election of the Jewish people, the nation of Israel. We see the beginnings …
Apostolic Ministry and Authority
My new book Apostolic Ministry and Authority addresses the role of apostles today and responds to the ongoing controversy on this issue. It answers the question on whether or not the teaching of the Bible would lead us to expect …
Blindness and the Direction of Western Culture
I have been grieved at the direction of Western Culture and the acceleration of the deterioration I am now seeing in the United States. These struggles are also part of Israel. When I was a young philosophy student at Wheaton …
Near Death Experiences: Resurrections
The last issue of the Jerusalem Post Weekend Supplement there was a full spread on near death experiences with a minor theme on those who experience realms beyond this life. It also touched on reincarnation and the memory of past …
The Woke Radical Left Creed
The woke radical left is having an influence we would have never dreamed even a few years ago. It was only recently in Obama’s first term that he said he did not support gay marriage. The radical woke left views …
Critical Race Theory and Black Lives Matter: The Challenge to the Church
We can rightly complain about the very bad philosophy and anti-biblical thinking behind the leaders of Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory. They dismiss the importance of intact traditional families, define people as inferior or superior according to …
The Nuclear Family, Critical Race Theory and Black Lives Matter
I was quite pained when a professing follower of Yeshua pushed back on me and questioned my support for traditional marriage and family values and its importance to lifting people from poverty. The arrogance of some of the young woke …
Luke-Acts, Where I Most Live in the Bible
My favorite part of the Bible is the Luke-Acts compendium of Luke, the travel companion of Paul. As a skeptic some years back (1967-1970) I was intrigued by the statement of the great apologist and Fuller Theological Seminary President, Dr. …
The Great Apostasy
“Let no one deceive you in any way, for the Day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the one destined to be destroyed.” II Thes. 2:3 TLV The other day in …
Critical Race Theory: An Anti Biblical Theory
I have read extensive presentations and critiques of critical race theory. At 73 years old, my brain is such that oversimplifications are helpful but also do sometimes preserve the essence of the issues. As I see it critical race …