Recently, I received an email from a theologian and pastor—who shall remain unnamed, someone respected around the world—asking whether the Jewish people need to repent of the curse spoken just before the crucifixion before revival can come to Israel. Matthew 27:25 — “His blood be on us and on our children” — has been one of the most weaponized verses in history. It's been used to justify centuries of antisemitism, from church-sanctioned pogroms to the Holocaust itself. But is that what the...

There’s a pattern emerging in charismatic ministry circles that deserves a name. When serious allegations of abuse or misconduct surface against a prominent leader, his or her response isn’t denial, it isn’t engagement, and it isn’t launching an independent investigation. It’s silence — accompanied by the subtle suggestion that this silence is holy. Just like Jesus. The kind of suffering a true servant of God simply endures without lowering himself to respond. It is nothing of the kind. We...

This is Part 3 and the final one in our series on ‘Judging in the New Testament.” For Part 1, click here, and for Part 2, click here. Part 3: What the New Testament Says About Judging Judging the Tree: What Fruit Actually Means Impressive Is Not the Same as Faithful There is another passage that gets pulled into these conversations, usually intended to shut them down. When concerns are raised about a ministry leader — their conduct, their character, their treatment of people under their care...