I recently read a wonderful book by a Catholic scholar, Brant Pitre, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Passover. Not too long ago, I read a wonderful book by the late French Catholic scholar, Louis Bouyer, Eucharist. It is wonderful …
The Law of the Lord is Perfect Restoring the Soul (Ps. 19:7)
Ps. 19:7 in some translations says, “the law of the Lord revives the soul”, whereas other versions say “restores the soul”. The Hebrew can be translated both ways and probably includes both. Soul can be understood as the person, but …
The Power of The Spirit and the Prophetic in God’s People
47 years ago, after an honest evaluation of the Scriptures, I concluded that I had been wrong to reject the charismatic gifts of I Cor. 12 and 14 as for today. This was a matter of intellectual honesty. Did I believe that …
The Orthodox Response to the Worship and Prayer at the Southern Steps of the Temple Mount
A great culmination of the 21 day fasting and prayer for Israel’s salvation and world harvest took place on May 28 when 100-120 million joined in prayer. The central event was at the Southern Steps of the Temple Mount where …
Two World Views, The LGBTQ+ World View and the Biblical World View
Recently, Arizona Christian University took legal action when their teaching candidates were declared no longer eligible to be student teachers in the public schools. As a result of this legal action against religious discrimination, the policy was withdrawn. (In Canada right …
Losing the Presence and Power of the Spirit
I have almost 60 years of observing the Pentecostal and charismatic movements. For a time, I rejected the Pentecostal/charismatic orientation (June 1969 to Spring 1974), but then, through Bible study and experience, I fully embraced this orientation as biblical and …
Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., Biology of Belief
I consider the Biology of Belief to be an important book. For many years, I have heard the statement from Dr. Lipton, a Ph. D. cell biologist formerly of Stanford, that a person always does what he or she believes in …
A Most Momentous Month, May 2023
The most momentous day in history during my lifetime and maybe in centuries will take place on May 28, 2023. On this day, over 100 million people will be networked for fasting and prayer for the salvation of Israel. Here …
Congregational and Leadership Government and Accountability
The teaching course on government and accountability in congregations is called polity. To graduate and be ordained in the association I joined (Presbyterian, 1972), I had to take a course in polity. My first congregation, The First Hebrew Christian Church in …
The Meaning of Woke and a Biblical World View
Recently a conservative who was speaking against woke-ism was asked to define it. He hemmed and hawed when trying to define it, but I did not blame him. It is complex and not easy to define. Woke-ism is a combination …