“Competing Worldviews: Critical Theory/White Fragility and the Bible” (Jeff Chacon)
Written on July 27, 2020 at 4:57 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Watch this important message by Jeff Chacon. He raises a red flag to warn against the subtle influence of an increasingly popular worldview that is hindering interracial relationships in the church… Read More
Church History Insights – Christian Ray interviews Daryl Reed
Written on July 27, 2020 at 4:41 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Daryl Reed is the Lead Minister of DC Regional Christian Church in the Washington DC area. We had an enlightening conversation about Church History and Race. Daryl is a third… Read More
Remarkable Social Impact – 3rdDrive.com
Written on July 27, 2020 at 4:32 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Enjoy this great interview. “Using Technology to Fight Human Trafficking” Rochelle Keyhan is the Chief Executive Officer of Collective Liberty and the 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Hero. You will enjoy… Read More
Q&A 1574-1589 (questions further to baptism debate)
Written on July 27, 2020 at 12:00 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Q&A 1574-1580 . Q&A 1581-1589 .. …. Part 1 of Baptism Debate (Dr. Thomas Ross and Dr. Douglas Jacoby) . Part 2 of Baptism Debate (Dr. Thomas Ross and Dr…. Read More
Street Tactics – Part 3 – str.org
Written on July 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
On September 11, 2001—a day Time magazine called the bloodiest day on American soil since the Civil War—two jumbo jets slammed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City,… Read More
Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray Remembers Congressman John Lewis
Written on July 23, 2020 at 12:32 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Attorney Fred Gray Remembers Congressman John Lewis Like many others, I’ve been deeply moved by the passing of Congressman John Lewis. Moved, but at a loss for words. I’ve… Read More
How I Disciple People into a Worldview on Race – by George Yancey
Written on July 22, 2020 at 11:35 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, We are publishing a series in which disciple makers offer reflections on how to disciple people on racial issues. Last week it was Ben Barnett and this… Read More
Messianic Judaism 12—Shadow vs. Substance, Resources, Challenge
Written on July 22, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Review: Galatians: Deals with a set of teachings remarkably similar to modern Messianic Judaism. As in Romans, the phrase “the Law” refers to Torah, not works-righteousness…. Read More
How I Disciple People into a Worldview on Race—by Ben Barnett
Written on July 21, 2020 at 12:02 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Dear Discipleship-first Friends, We are asking a few disciple making leaders to describe how they disciple people on race. Ben Barnett is a lead pastor of Bridge Pointe Church in… Read More
Messianic Judaism 11—Galatians, Romans, the Jew-Gentile Controversy, & the Israel of God
Written on July 19, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas The Jew-Gentile Controversy Just how “Jewish” do Christians need to be? The answer: Not at all, although it is okay for actual Jews to… Read More
It’s Here! Your Guide to a More Peaceful World
Written on July 18, 2020 at 3:20 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
It’s Not Where you Travel, But How Just Published, Now Available! Crossing Boundaries: A Traveler’s Guide to World Peace Buy Now! Join me in forming a community of travelers that… Read More
Messianic Judaism 10—Third Temple? Circumcision? Keeping Kosher?
Written on July 17, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
We have already discussed several major features of Judaism that do not carry over directly into Christianity. For example, consider: Animal sacrifices (Heb 9:22; 10:1-4; 10:18)… Read More
Extremely Low Percentage of Americans Hold Biblical Worldview: An Interview with George Barna
Written on July 15, 2020 at 9:44 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
The first national survey of the worldview of Americans conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University (@crcacu) shows that although seven out of ten consider themselves to be Christian,… Read More
Messianic Judaism 9—What about the Sabbath?
Written on July 14, 2020 at 10:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: Sabbatarians are right about the day: Sabbath is the 7th day, sundown Friday-sundown Saturday. The 4th-C church created a “Sunday Sabbath”. (Although Christians had long been… Read More
Messianic Judaism 8—End-time conversion of Israel?
Written on July 14, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: In Rom 11:25, plērōma means fullness, not “full number.” (The identical term appears in 13:10 and 15:29. Also John 1:16; 1 Cor 10:26; Gal 4:4;… Read More
A Long Review of Yancey’s Beyond Racial Gridlock – Part 1
Written on July 13, 2020 at 11:37 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Part 1 – Synopsis Part 2 – Pros Part 3 – Defining and Repurposing Terms Part 4 – Conclusion Dr. George Yancey’s “Beyond Racial Gridlock” is one of the best,… Read More
SIW: NEW PODCAST / New Video for Parents
Written on July 10, 2020 at 2:33 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
New Perspectives Listen to Our New SIW Q&A Podcast “Home from Home with Topher & Thomas” Join us, Topher and Thomas, two twenty-somethings who like guys but really love God. We’ll dive head-first… Read More
Messianic Judaism 7—The view of the early church on Israel
Written on July 10, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: Jesus and the apostles clearly taught that Israel had lost its covenant and nationhood in the sight of God (Matt 22:2-9; 23:31-39; John 8:22-24,… Read More
Messianic Judaism 6—Israel: Still God’s People?
Written on July 10, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: The new covenant is for all believers, not just the Jews. In fact, the Jews have no special status before the Lord, and more… Read More
War Language as Hyperbole: “Total-kill,” by Scot McKnight
Written on July 8, 2020 at 5:35 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
The Bible’s war language is often hyperbolic SCOT MCKNIGHT There is a trope among basketball players that, when they make a very quick move that fakes out their opponent, “they… Read More
Précis of Instone-Brewer’s books on divorce and remarriage
Written on July 8, 2020 at 12:39 am, by SEOteric
David Instone-Brewer, a British scholar who specializes in Rabbinic Judaism, writes the most biblically on-track books on the subject of marriage-divorce-remarriage. For the précis, CLICK HERE. Note: you can also… Read More
The divided legacy of Alexander Campbell
Written on July 8, 2020 at 12:10 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Critical biography examines the ‘gifted but flawed’ leader of the American Restoration Movement. By John Mark Hicks When Alexander Campbell died in 1866, he left his legacy in a divided… Read More
Messianic Judaism 5—Is the Old Covenant still valid?
Written on July 8, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: Law and covenant are integrally connected. Nearly the entire book of Deuteronomy is cast in the form of a covenant, the conditions of which… Read More
Messianic Judaism 4—Jesus Fulfilled the Law
Written on July 8, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: The Law and Prophets are the foundation on which Jesus begins his transformative ministry. Analogy: algebra builds on arithmetic—not invalidating it, but fulfilling it…. Read More
Interview with Nick Peters of Deeper Water Apologetics
Written on July 7, 2020 at 2:45 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Q&A 1573— What about global warming? (Creation Care IV, with John Clayton)
Written on July 3, 2020 at 12:00 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Used with the permission of John Clayton, of Does God Exist?, who wrote this article Because we live in a time when virtually all of our information comes from news sources… Read More
LIVE STREAM: N.T. Wright and Francis Collins—A Christian Response to Coronavirus
Written on July 2, 2020 at 6:34 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, what should be the Christian response? Bible scholar N.T. Wright and BioLogos founder Francis Collins, two influential Christian figures and long-time… Read More
The 4th of July
Written on July 2, 2020 at 5:42 pm, by Douglas Jacoby
Here you will find a podcast plus notes on The 4th of July (11 minutes). To download the podcast, right click on “download” and select “save link as” or “save target… Read More
Messianic Judaism 3—Is Torah for today?
Written on July 1, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: Matthew 5:17-20 is an important passage for Messianics. Yet the commands Jesus refers to are not the typically “Jewish” mitzvoth, but dealing with anger… Read More
Messianic Judaism 2—Roots and Terms
Written on July 1, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Main ideas: 1st century: apostles agree Gentiles are not obligated to follow Torah (Acts 15:1-35; Titus 1:10-11). 19th century: rooted in evangelism of Jews in Israel during the Ottoman… Read More
