Malachi 2:16 is one of the most quoted, most misquoted, and misapplied verses on marriage in the Bible. Depending on which translation you read, it says something quite different. I was surprised the other day when I looked at the NIV and noticed that it was quite different from the traditional reading of “I hate divorce.” It reads: “The man who hates and divorces his wife... does violence to the one he should protect.” Many other translations interpret it as, “For I hate divorce.” In one, a...

Shabbat shalom from (somewhere in) Ukraine! Elana and I are in Ukraine, where I will be speaking at a conference tomorrow for pastors and leaders. Our main topic is the alarming (and meteoric) re-emergence of antisemitism in the Church and in the world. We have three sessions. Please pray for a good turnout. And also, be in prayer that the pastors will have "ears to hear" and will “get it.” Also, there was an article today that Iran and Hamas are looking to attack Israelis abroad in the time...

In my 2020 book Birth Pangs, I warned of something I didn’t really have a name for. I saw a trend where Christian’s were expressing outrage at their rights being trampled upon. I pointed out that, as believers, we have been purchased and have a new owner. We lost our rights when we gave our lives to Jesus. At the same time, we are citizens of a nation-state. And we do have certain rights as citizens. In America, we have a beautiful document called the Bill of Rights, which is the first 10...