THE RELATIONSHIP between the Law and grace is central to our New Testament study this week. Paul makes it clear that while the Law instructs us on the nature of sin, it does not help us overcome sin. That is the work of grace through faith in Jesus Christ.Continue Reading

So… the candidate who’s OK with bringing in a lot more Muslim immigrants is less of a threat to American Jews than the candidate with a daughter who’s converted to Orthodox Judaism?Continue Reading

WE CONTINUE through the Book of Proverbs in this week’s Old Testament study. Included are exhortations to seek and value wisdom, to avoid laziness and women of ill repute, and to train children in the way they should go.Continue Reading

Our study of 2 Corinthians concludes this week as Paul counters criticism from “super-apostles” who had apparently wormed their way into the church at Corinth and turned them away from the gospel with impressive public speaking skills.Continue Reading

I thought I’d posted these but I obviously was distracted by a shiny object on the way to getting it done.  Here are videos of the talks I gave on war in the supernatural realm at Morningside Church during our second visit there in August.Continue Reading

I’ve used the word neo-Ottoman to describe Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan before, but it’s only just hit me how accurate that is.Continue Reading