A question I have been asked on more than one occasion has to do with baptism. This is probably another of those “one new man” issues that will cause you to see things differently, from a more Hebrew perspective, the way it was at the beginning.

Many have noted that unforgiveness is a roadblock to supernatural healing. However, Dr. Art Mathias is one of the first to demonstrate that when we understand and apply the principles of Biblical forgiveness, the Lord’s healing will come to us very easily. His simple approach has set thousands free from suffering and disability.

Absolutely not. In fact, an Orthodox anti-missionary made this very claim — quite emphatically — in a live radio debate with me in 1991.

Our heads are filled with politics these days, aren’t they? If we thought the elections of last year were absorbing, how much more what is going on today? Sometimes, though, you want to just tune out the whole thing. At least I do. I wish it would all go away and things would just be nice. But wishing won’t do it. It’s here. At least for now.

It is impossible, both contextually and logically, for Isaiah 53 to be speaking of the people of Israel. Rather, the text clearly speaks of one individual, and as many rabbis recognized through the ages, that individual was the Messiah.

A friend and I were having an e-chat about how we each “see” God. I asked her how she imagined or pictured the Lord. I’m a pretty visual person. I have to kind of picture things to process them. God is in the visuals for me, though not exclusively of course. I do see God all around me. His fingerprints are everywhere.

The most natural, logical, and grammatically sound translation of Isaiah 9:6[5] is: ‘For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us, and the government shall be on his shoulder, and his name is called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Father Forever, Prince of Peace’ (my translation).

I received an email from a pastor in India whom I had never heard from before. I know some of you are “tech savvy” people who are quite used to being instantly in touch with whomever wherever. But it still amazes me that I sit at my desk in my little office in North Florida and people around the world read my thoughts on this website.

The New Year on the Hebrew calendar, 5770, began on the eve of September 18th, as Christians and Jews from all over the world began their journey to Israel to celebrate the Fall Feasts.

Although biblical scholars of varied religious backgrounds continue to debate the precise significance of Isaiah 7:14 (Jewish scholars disagree among themselves, as do Christian scholars), the overall meaning is clear: The prophet speaks of a supernatural event of great importance to the House of David, apparently the birth of a royal child.