President Trump’s statement America First does not mean America only. Foreign policy is a very difficult area of challenge for American leaders and Israeli leaders. We deal with what is in the national interest of the United States or Israel. …
Today’s Revolution and Herbert Marcuse
Not long ago I read a very good book by Pastor Timothy Keller of New York. He is a wonderful writer and an amazing apologist. Part of the book deals with the biblical world view over the leftist world views …
Mutual Blessing
Some people find the word blessing to be vague. However, the word could be translated enrichment, a gift that brings benefit. I wrote a book entitled Mutual Blessing, to argue that the whole universe is arranged in an order of …
Is God a Narcissist
One of the objections I periodically get from people who question biblical faith is that it appears to them that the God of the Bible is a narcissist. The Bible is filled with exhortations that we are to love God, …
The Exchanged Life
In 1978, I became the leader of Beth Messiah Synagogue outside of Washington, D. C. A young couple in the congregation soon became friends, Jerry and Jo Miller, who had met and married during the days of my predecessor Manny …
Jewish Ministry: Why all Should Care
Two very large megachurches have made Israel and joining together in support of Messianic Jews a key foundation of their ministries. Some of their megachurch leadership friends think that they have gone overboard in their emphasis. They do not have …
Policy Positions List
My Facebook friends are in the thick of the political debate. My son and daughter have spoken their concern to me to not be too politically involved. However, so many of the Facebook posts I receive are responding to the …
Israel, the Church and the Last Days
In the 1980s it seemed that I was growing in understanding the Bible in new and more accurate ways. One of those understandings had to do with the Bible’s teaching on the Last Days or Eschatology. When I finished Wheaton …
The Book of Revelation in Our Times
The Book of Revelation provides us with some of the most controversial debates on the interpretation of the Bible. Yet we are told that we are blessed if we read the book and it is so important that there are …
Is Donald Trump a Narcissist?
Some of my Trump-supporting friends concede that President Trump is a narcissist. Just about all of my anti-Trump friends argue that he is a dangerous narcissist. And that is the issue of issues for them. This presses me to Scripture …