I have had dialogue with many due to the election controversy on the larger issue of how much a priority we should make of seeking justice in the society. I wanted to make a few comments on this. First of …
The Gospel and Hate Speech
I believe that we will soon see the more radical left attacked churches and religious institutions as purveyors of hate or at least hate speech. Already former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke called for removing the 501C3 non-profit status of all …
Restoring Jewish Roots to the church
I have been a shepherd in the Messianic Jewish world for 48 1/2 years now. The primary focus of the Messianic Jewish movement was and should be winning and discipling Jewish people. However, there is a second and important purpose. …
ON FAIRY STORIES: A Little Piece for Chanukah and Christmas
During graduate school, I was fascinated by a presentation by the famous apologist, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, on J. R. R. Tolkien’s essay On Fairy Stories. Tolkien argued that all great fairy stories, and often great literary classics presented a …
Where Am I on the Presidential Election Controversy
Some of my Facebook friends have made it clear that they believe that there was massive voter fraud in the last election and but for that fraud, President Trump would have won. Others of my friends, even who voted for …
A Call for a Dialogue Between Black Evangelical Democrats and Evangelical Republicans, White, Black and Hispanic in light of the Georgia Senate Races
The leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is seeking to mobilize the members of his churches to vote for the Democrat candidates for the Senate in Georgia. Meanwhile, the other Evangelicals in Georgia are mobilizing to support the …
Thoughts on Prophetic Ministry
I have been connected to the ministry of prophecy for some 45 years, first in ministering to troubled people in Chicago when I would get a strong sense of how to proceed and sometimes had information that surprised the subject …
A New Covenant Siddur/ A Yeshua-Centered Messianic Jewish Worship Book
In 1990 I was wrestling with a question. Are the traditional Jewish prayer books, the Siddur and the Machzor, for the annual Holy Days, adequate for the worship expression of Messianic Jewish congregations. I understood that these prayer books …
Bible Based Concerns for a Biden Administration or Any Other
I was recently reflecting on the issues that need much prayer if Joe Biden is finally confirmed as president, issues for which we need to pray much and in which we need a righteous stand. Here are a few. I …
White Privilege and Black Challenges
While staying at our hotel during the time we were teaching at the New Jerusalem Congregation outside of Wheaton, Illinois, I happened to hear an interview where the black person being interviewed gave one of the better presentations of white …