• The Cult of Antisemitism

    The Cult of Antisemitism

    God said to Abram, “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:2-3) It must be said, and loudly. Antisemitism is

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  • God Saw What You Did…

    What is ‘righteousness’? It’s when God saw what you did and says, “My Son would do that,” Of course, that’s impossible—so God works to make us like His Son, and along the way He even treats us like Him. Quite overwhelming… Blessings. —j

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  • ‘Incident at Abraham’s Well’

    This ancient well holds huge significance—especially for those who think they’re too small to serve God in a great way…

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  • Whose Body?

    Whose Body?

    (A bit of wisdom from my dear friend Ken Needham) “While the surgeons and most of the nursing staff were excellent, there were a couple of exceptions—people who had some knowledge and experience who “knew what was best for me” but were not listening to me. It is MY body. I have inhabited it all

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  • ‘Eating With the Enemy’ Trailer

    EWtW is coming—based on my book, “Broken Bread”. Check out the official website here. Can’t wait…!

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  • Happy Birthday Professor T

    He would have been 120 years old today, but when he passed in 1973, J.R.R. Tolkien was just getting started. I think he would tell us that Heaven is a far nicer place than earth—or Middle Earth. Of all the quotes I’ve ever collected (aside from Scripture) the one that rang most personal came from

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  • Why I Like Christmas

    Why I Like Christmas

    “The incarnation of God is an infinitely greater thing than anything I would dare to write…” —J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters, 237 (italics in the original) Imagine eternity. Imagine infinity—imagine absolute life and infinite power, with no beginning and no end. Imagine infinite size and mind, boundless knowledge, unapproachable holiness in both being and motive—perfection beyond anything

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  • “Behold I Am Wise!” (or not…)

    “The proper study of the Christian is God. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy which can engage the attention of a child of God is the Name, the Nature, the Person, the Doings, and the existence of the great God we call “Father”. It is a subject so vast that all our

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  • A Prayer for Yom HaShoah

    What can we say to God in the face of the horrors of the Holocaust? Let’s pray… Glorified and sanctified be God’s great name throughout the world, Which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, And within the life of the entire House

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  • Because of Bob…

    Because of Bob…

    Bob Ayala was singing the very first time I darkened the tent flaps of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. Some friends from Seattle has discovered the Christian tent-venue in Orange County and invited me to tag along. I was stunned. Bob was a Christian balladeer who sounded like a mixture of Jose Feliciano and Neil

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