Michael Brown and Jonathan Feldstein

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  • This is what idolatry looks like

    This is what idolatry looks like

    Many others were quick to compare the golden statue of Trump with the golden calf that the Israelites worshiped. (Ironically, in synagogues around the world this week, religious Jews will read that very account of Israel worshiping the golden calf.)

  • Why do 1 in 6 Gen Z adults identify as LGBT?

    Why do 1 in 6 Gen Z adults identify as LGBT?

    Put another way, do you really think that kids who were exposed to drag queens when they were toddlers might not be more inclined to wonder if they themselves might want to be drag queens too?

  • Amazon engages in ‘digital book burning’

    Amazon engages in ‘digital book burning’

    This led to a logical question: Will Amazon ban the Bible next?

  • Are you a fool according to the Bible?

    Are you a fool according to the Bible?

    As defined by the Scriptures, a fool is not someone who is uneducated or a person with a low IQ. Rather, a fool is someone who is deeply deficient spiritually and morally.

  • Spoiler alert: There will be no change of power on March 4

    Spoiler alert: There will be no change of power on March 4

    In case you haven’t heard, some QAnon conspiracy theorists believe that Trump will be inaugurated on March 4. In fact, there is so much internet buzz about this that National Guard troops in DC have been put on standby as a precaution. 

  • Who or what is a false prophet?

    Who or what is a false prophet?

    Are we then to brand someone a false prophet because, in sincerity of heart and after much prayer, they wrongly prophesied Trump’s reelection? Are we to put them in the class of wolves in sheep’s clothing?

  • Jesus said that by this the world would know we are His disciples

    Jesus said that by this the world would know we are His disciples

    Simply stated, it’s because God can work miracles through anyone. Supernatural gifts can work through us whenever God desires, even if our own lives are not right with Him. But to have real love one for another speaks of a changed life. It speaks of having been with Jesus.

  • And they will know we are Christians by our hate

    And they will know we are Christians by our hate

    Today, we might want to change that refrain to “they'll know we are Christians by our hate, by our hate.” We have become terribly disfigured in recent years, in many ways, the opposite of God’s intent. How on earth did this happen?

  • It is time to take our focus off of Trump

    It is time to take our focus off of Trump

    And has any gospel issue held our attention and received our fervent prayers the way the last election did? Have we been as passionate about any ministry activity as we were about “Stop the Steal”?

  • How should we respond to the Ravi Zacharias scandal?

    How should we respond to the Ravi Zacharias scandal?

    There was no time to pray, no time to prepare your thoughts, no time even to rest and recover. Yet the Spirit worked through you. Soon enough, this becomes a habit. No prayer. No preparation. Just ministry. You have become a professional – and I mean that in the worst sense of the word.