In my book Passover, Key to the Book of Revelation, I give a reasonable interpretation of Chapters 2 and 3 as preparation for tribulation. These letters fit the circumstances of the first century when they were written, but will apply …
Israel’s Radical Right Religious Nationalists Where should we as Yeshua’s Disciples stand? The First Century Zealot Movement, Parallel to Today
In the first century, there was a Messianic movement that believed that the way to see Israel’s redemption was to rise up against Rome in revolt and to cast them out of the Land of Israel. They were the Zealots. …
Abortion, the Pope and Donald Trump
Donald Trump today invited three responses when he said that abortion policy was up to the States by legislators or referendums. He got pushback against this from the left who were angry over the Supreme Court decision and wanted a …
Israel-Hamas War
The Jerusalem Post was filled today with evaluations of the state of the war with Hamas and what we should do. Not all agreed, but there was a good deal of very good commentary. My own reflections this week agreed …
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER, KANSAS CITY, A PERSONAL RESPONSE
Not long ago I signed onto a joint statement on the present situation at IHOPKC. However, my main emphasis and reason in supporting this statement was again to call for an impartial judicial eldership board. Only this can finally bring …
What We Believe in the Heart
For many Western analysts, the problems of the world are rooted in the material conditions of the people. Then, some problems are rooted in a sense of the lack of dignity and self-determination. Applying this to the Israel-Arab-Palestinian situation, some …
Israel’s Strategy on a Temporary cease-fire and the Hostages
Israel is under enormous pressure from two directions. First, world leaders want a ceasefire in Gaza due to the number of civilian deaths in the Gaza War. They lie about what the International Laws of war say, and which laws …
What is Civilization?
This is just a little piece of reflection on what is civilization. For some civilization refers to societies with civilized behavior. This would be connected to the word civil and hence treating people in civil or respectful ways. However, many …
A Plea to Transcend Independence, An Essay on the Independent Movement of Churches
ACCOUNTABILITY My calling and part of my life quest has been to establish good government and accountability in the Messianic Jewish world. This was accomplished in two organizations I led, the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and in Tikkun America. …
Accountability and Historic Protestant Denominations
We recently were notified of a scandal in a prominent ministry. Most of you can probably figure this out. We still do not know for sure what has happened, the extent of guilt, the guilt of others involved and so …