Why young Americans should support modern Israel and oppose antisemitism
Op-ed originally published at Washington Times on January 2, 2023. See Part 1. A 2021 Barna poll revealed that younger evangelicals are less supportive…
Global History and Events
Hamas-Israel war reveals the world’s oldest hatred in American higher education
Why do children, after going to American colleges, turn out to be so hostile toward Israel? Originally published as an op-ed at FoxNews.com on…
What kind of tolerance is needed in Israel today?
Tolerance can mean all kinds of things these days. It appears that we are afflicted with “tolerance confusion.” Originally published May 1, 2023 as…
Why Memorial Day and Independence Day should be back to back
Originally published on May 28, 2023 as an op-ed at The Washington Examiner Sometimes you get to know your own country best by visiting…
The Gifts America Gave to Our Family
Originally published July 3, 2023 as an op-ed on Independence Day at The Messenger This is a special July 4th for our family. Not…
Patrick was a Missionary
Patrick (Patricius) was a 5th century British missionary and disciple-maker. He was one of the first great missionaries who took the gospel beyond the…
Getting Perspective on Life, Death and Pandemics: A Reminder from 1948
In 1948, not long after World War II, C.S. Lewis was asked how humanity should live in the atomic age with the horrific threat…
Romans, Martin Luther and 1515
In two years from now, many Christians will be commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Already there are signs of this significant date…
Truth Prevails: Remembering Jan Hus (1372-1415)
July 6th 2015 is the 600th anniversary of the burning of Czech reformer Jan Hus. Why remember Hus? Because he was a courageous pastor who called the…
The Magna Carta and the Bible
Why is the obvious so unobvious? This year we should all be celebrating the 800thanniversary of the Magna Carta. But sadly, the Christian influences on…