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 …
For Whom to Vote
I hold to a position on the separation of Church and State that was very common until the Supreme Court decision against school prayer in 1962. It was the consensus in the 19th century. In that interpretation, the separation of …
Revealing the Hearts of Many
I write this just a few days before I am to fly to the United States. Our trip was delayed and was to have taken place in mid-May but our flight was finally scheduled by El Al for Thursday night. …
Is Belief in God Necessary to Maintain Morals and Ethics?
In a recent survey, only 46% of Americans said that belief in God was necessary to maintain morals and ethics. In the Philippines, 98% said it was necessary. In an interview, the famous Christian theologian at Yale, Miroslav Wolff, argued …