The community of the followers of Yeshua experienced a shocking transformation at the time of Yeshua’s death and resurrection. For forty days after the Passover and before Pentecost (Shavuot), during the “counting of the Omer” (Leviticus 23), Yeshua gave instructions...
What do the modern church, “natural” (unconverted) humanity, and the devil have in common? I believe there are three things they share. First, they all had a good beginning. Think of the wonderful beginning of the church, with the resurrection...
Truth is not readily accepted or discussed in today’s culture. In fact, the standard today is to believe that there is no truth, rather each person has their own truth that they adhere to whatever is best and easiest for...
What in the world do snowflakes have to do with courageous faith in turbulent times? If you look at a random snowflake under a magnifying glass or microscope, you’ll immediately see they are not random at all. Rather, they are...
The old, Hispanic church building on Wilshire Boulevard was only a few minutes away, but it felt like miles. Walking on the sidewalk nearing the building’s parking lot, I began noticing people I‘d seen around the neighborhood. All the while,...
Most people think they are right and everyone else is wrong. We could summarize almost all arguments in history as one person saying, “I am right and you are wrong,” while the other says, “No, I’m right and you’re wrong.”...
In recent years, interest in the Book of Revelation has been more carnal than spiritual, and I believe great harm has been done by those who have preached on it most, which is a pity. It has long been used...
When Adam and Eve yielded to the snare of Satan, “the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings” (Gen. 3:7). Having lost their...
In 1980, I loved with two men, neither of which was Marcus Lamb. I had not met him yet, but the Lord would totally set me up. The first of those two men was Jesus. Now when I say that...
