Just Turn the TV Off? Reflections on the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremonies
July 30, 2024 “Just turn the TV off!” That’s the advice Whoopi Goldberg gave in response to Christians outraged by the apparent depiction during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony of da Vinci’s The Last Supper by a troupe of drag queens. First of all, Goldberg explains, it wasn’t meant to be the Last Supper. It […]
Beyond the Headlines: Recognizing the Faithful Shepherds
The recent news that Robert Morris, pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, was involved in a serious offense against a twelve-year-old girl over thirty years ago is exceptionally troubling. I grieve for the victim of his abuse. Jesus taught there are few sins more egregious than harming a child. Although all sinners can accept […]
Israelis: Are They Oppressors?
April 29, 2024 North Americans have been generally sympathetic to the nation of Israel for the last eighty years. This has been especially true because of the sympathy created once the American public became aware of the Holocaust in World War II, where millions of Jews were annihilated by the Nazi regime. However, a new […]
The Revival Will Not Be Televised: Some Reflections on Collegiate Revival
Recently, on March 27, 2024, over 250 students from the University of Alabama were baptized in a downtown fountain following a worship event hosted by UniteUS. To be honest, I had mixed emotions when I lay in bed and began to hear my phone blow up thanks to our campus ministry GroupMe. Four of those […]
Praise Him, Sun and Moon: Reflections on a Solar Eclipse
On April 8, 2024, I was one of more than 31 million people who observed a total solar eclipse as the moon cast its shadow on the earth, darkening a 100-mile-wide path across the continent, moving at the speed of 1,600 miles per hour. Most people would consider themselves fortunate to see one such event […]
Does God Still Have a Plan for Israel?
October 14, 2023 Students of Scripture are familiar with God’s promises to ancient Jews. For example, Scripture teaches that God created the nation of Israel through his promises to Abraham and Sarah, given about four thousand years ago. God himself made the personal promise in Genesis 12:1-3: The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from […]
Israelis and Palestinians: Understanding the Mutual Hostility
October 13, 2023 What can we make of the persistent, gut-wrenching hostility between Jews and Arabs, and more specifically, between Israelis and Palestinians? This question has been on my mind for decades. I have spent a significant amount of time over several decades studying the history and dynamics of Israel. I regularly read two Israeli […]
How I Am Praying for Israeli and Arab People in Light of the Hamas Attack
October 9, 2023 – Bobby Harrington, co-founder RENEW.org Network Israel experienced vicious attacks this past week that will likely result in around 1,000 slaughtered, thousands wounded (many seriously) and up to 200 taken as captives into the Gaza strip (likely to be made into human shields to thwart Israel’s counterattack). Sadly, it seems that many […]
