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The Ongoing Celebration
While sitting in my Manhattan office years ago as a missionary to my Jewish people, I answered the phone one December afternoon. On the other end of the line a…
Read MoreHanukkah, Jesus, and our Witness
Did you know Hanukkah is in the New Testament? And did you realize there is a powerful application from Hanukkah for our Christian witness? First, let’s discuss the biblical and…
Read MoreBubbe’s Latkes, Hanukkah Nosh
A latke is a fried potato pancake and is a symbolic and delicious fare enjoyed at Hanukkah. Our family enjoys making latkes together! We love to top the freshly fried…
Read MoreGrateful for God’s Chesed
Have you ever experienced something so wonderful it left you “tongue-tied,” lost for words in attempting to describe the blessing you received? Yet, you try anyway? Sometimes, in such a…
Read MoreEvangelism is a Team Thing
I’m a huge sports fan! The Florida Gators and New York Yankees are my two favorite teams. Now you’re probably not a Gators or Yankees fan, and you might not…
Read MoreEvangelism is a Heart Issue
As I’ve thought about the evangelistic endeavor through the years, on occasion I’ve quipped in teaching venues, “Evangelism is simply about following Jesus.” Why? Because the Lord said, “Follow Me and I…
Read MoreEvangelism is a Process
Evangelism is a process, not an event! Paradoxically, “the process” is made up of separate events which God uses in an individual’s journey to faith. Jesus’ parable of the soils…
Read MoreThe Rules of Engagement
American tennis professional Andy Roddick, a perennial world top ten player between 2002-2010, was known for his blistering serve. He could hit the serve over 150 mph. I was in…
Read MoreThe Written Witness
Did any of you remember seeing the much-ballyhooed debate in 2014 between Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis and Bill Nye, the Science Guy? Their televised wide-ranging debate on evolution…
Read MoreYou Follow Me
Have you ever been tempted to keep up with the Joneses? Or perhaps you compare yourself to others and make judgments, good or bad, about how you’re actually doing. In…
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