In Mike Brown’s book on Will Evangelicals Pass the Trump Test, he argues that one key to that test is how we treat those who will vote for and against Trump (if they expose themselves and engage in debate). If …
The Israel Political Crisis Never Ends
Israel has two moderately conservative newspapers that for many years were quite positive to Prime Minister Netanyahu. That has changed. Why? There are several reasons. and the issues they write about now take us to another crisis. First, the editors …
A Cry for Deeper Discipleship/ Growing to Maturity
Yeshua commanded the disciples to go and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them and teaching them to observe all that He commanded them. The goal of discipleship is to “be conformed to the image of His Son,” (Romans …
Approaching the Victims and the Beatitudes
Recently a famous black sports reporter, Jason Whitlock, expressed his alarm at the tenor of Black Lives Matter protests, including his disagreement on some of the false assumptions (not all the assertions are wrong) and the tenor of the Democratic …
The Ultimate Clash of World Views
In one of my recent posts, I distinguished and sought to define the differences between the liberal-left of center Democrat, the leftist Democrat, and the radical far-leftist. The radical left is based on an integrated world view to a much …
Rising Anti-Semitism
Decades ago Derek Prince, the great Bible teacher, and leader told of his conversation with a friend after Israel became a nation. The friend states that the issue of Antisemitism was a sociological issue, that Jews were persecuted in the …
Complexity of Political Terms and Left and Right
THE GREAT COMPLEXITY OF POLITICAL TERMS LEFT AND RIGHT, AND EXTREME LEFT AND RIGHT, AND RADICAL LEFT AND RIGHT, AND MODERATE LEFT AND RIGHT makes our discussion of issues difficult. We use these terms to show that there is a …
Selective Empathy And Biblical Compassion
A family relative is a strong supporter of the Black Lives Matter protests and has played down the violence and riots that come more from the mostly white radicals that have hijacked the movement. My daughter in law wrote …
Marshall Mcluhan and a Warning on Media
I first heard the name Marshall McLuhan from the lectures of Francis Schaeffer in the fall of 1967 at Wheaton College. The late Francis Schaeffer was the greatest popular philosopher/apologist in the Evangelical world of that time. I wonder how …
Why Does it Seem Charismatics Have Such Integrity Struggles
I have been recently involved with leaders from around the world to produce a statement on integrity for five-fold and charismatic ministry leaders. It is gaining great traction. We have great hope, but it raises a large question for me. …