Your beliefs don’t save you.
I (Jimmy) discovered the theology of Thomas F. Torrance sometime after reading "Grace Walk" by Steve McVey in 2004. I then began reading McVey's blog and when he made an…
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Your beliefs don’t save you.
“Sola Scriptura” has gotten us into trouble
Last month two of the biggest earthquakes in decades rocked Central and Southern California. I was with my brother and his family during both earthquakes. They were sort of fun...…
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“Sola Scriptura” has gotten us into trouble
Truth is like disruptive technology
"It is a healthy thing, now and then, to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted"~ Bertrand Russell There's such a collision going on…
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Truth is like disruptive technology
Is God really like Jesus?
In October 1944 after an assault on San Martino-Sogliano, Thomas F. Torrance, the future great Scottish Theologian and my (Jimmy) mentor, was serving as a stretcher bearer under fire when…
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Is God really like Jesus?
How does Israel bear witness to God today?
How does Israel bear witness to God today? From our perspective, please consider: 1. Israel is an object lesson that confirms God’s ongoing covenant of grace not only with Israel…
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How does Israel bear witness to God today?
Then Came Jehu
President Trump's boldness reminds us of the zeal of the indignant Jehu (1 Kings 9:30-37).
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Then Came Jehu
On living in Jerusalem
On living in Jerusalem: Becky and I came here in 2016 to begin a new chapter in our lives... to Stand With Israel and participate in the historically unprecedented resurrection of…
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On living in Jerusalem
Yom Kippur, Sukkot & Finding Neverland
In the film “Finding Neverland” there’s this great scene; it’s opening night for the play “Peter Pan” and the theatre is packed except for 25 seats kept in reserve by…
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Yom Kippur, Sukkot & Finding Neverland