Syrian Refugee Crisis

In light of the Syrian refugee crisis and debate, I thought I’d post my good friend Peter Ahlin’s comments. Peter has remained a close friend since I became his pastor while he was a student at Duke University. He graduated from Duke and from the...

On Having a Whole Soul

This past Sunday, I spoke for the Every Nation NYC West side service, but unfortunately never finished my last three points. After a few requests, I’ve decided to send this out by blog, since it holds important truth for all of us.   I Thessalonians 5:23-24...

Does Your Gospel Have Teeth?

The Apostle Paul never felt a twinge of insecurity about the Gospel. He said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Romans 1:16 For Paul,...

Father’s Day: It’s How You Finish That Counts

Growing up I didn’t have much of a dad.  I remember him as a stern, violent, and detached man who eventually disappeared into the “ecstasy” of the 60’s… literally. He was well-educated and a classically trained musician from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins...

The Trial

The Trial is part 2 of a series of 3 blogs on the life and passing of my son Jordan Lewis “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith-more precious than...