Every year during the summer my family and I take a two-week vacation to Mammoth Lakes, California. This city is located in the Eastern Sierra Mountain range about 5 hours from my house. In this area, we stay at a … Continue reading
The Feast of Trumpets? Many of my friends ask, “Why do you as a Gentile pastor celebrate/teach the 7 Jewish Feasts?” My standard answer to them is found in Romans 15:4, “For everything that was written in the past was … Continue reading
Imagine sitting in a foreign jail for doing something good. Instead of being patted on the back, it’s being laid bare and repeatedly beaten with a rod. Instead of being praised, you’re being charged with a crime and chained to … Continue reading
When they were hauled before the Sanhedrin, Peter and John, two of Jesus’ disciples, gave a very courageous defense to the question, “By what power or what name do you do this?” I love how the leadership responded to Peter’s … Continue reading
A number of years ago, during his “Christian” phase, Bob Dylan wrote a song called “Gotta Serve Somebody.” In this song, Dylan mentions all kinds of people, lifestyles, and professions. Yet the bottom line for every person, no matter who … Continue reading