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 …
Prosperity, What the Bible Really Teaches
In the 1970s and 1980s, a new doctrine swept part of the charismatic world. It was the prosperity doctrine, which some have dubbed the Prosperity Gospel. One day I was having lunch with Steve Strang, the owner of Charisma magazine. …
Social-Political Action and the Antichrist
Some Christians have criticized other Christians for being too political. Can we clarify what too political means? As a student of Wheaton College in the 1960s anti-war years, the Evangelical faculty held up the examples of the great reformers of …
Seven Mountains and the Accusation of Being too Political
Some of my friends have argued that Trump lost the election because Evangelicals idolized Trump too much, and God was not pleased. It is said that they were too much into politics and not enough emphasizing the Gospel and revival. …
Cancel Culture
While the presidential election hangs in the balance and looks bad for President Trump right now, I want to speak about one thing that I was glad about from him; pushing back against cancel culture. In a previous post, I …
A Leftist Worldview Political Sign
A few years ago, we bought a house in Kansas City, Missouri. It is our base for travel in the United States and South America. The prices are the best, so inexpensive for a very nice neighborhood! We have the …
Today is the Election in the United States
As you read this post, it is Election Day in the United States. Due to the COVID pandemic and for other reasons, a very large percent of the population has voted, but there is still a very large number of …