Category: Books and Culture

“Jesus is either the Messiah promised in the Old Testament, or He is not. There is no real way to split the difference on such a question. If the claim is false, then Christians are guilty of perpetuating the most preposterous fraud ever. If the claim is true, then pious Jews studying the Old Testament are like Shakespeare scholars who have devoted their lives to the study of Hamlet, but who have failed to recognize the prince of Denmark. As just mentioned, it is not possible to have Jesus be the Messiah ‘for the Christians and not the Messiah ‘for the Jews.’ That might seem like a mild form of relativism, but relativism always metastasizes.”

American Milk and Honey, p. 193

“I pray that Your people this morning would hear
A much better sermon than what I will preach.”

21 Prayers, p. 88

“Have You not spoken? Is it not now in motion?
I pray that the smoke from the kindling would flare.
I ask that the straining dam would just burst.
I pray that dark clouds would simply appear
And that grace from Your Heaven would simply commence.”

21 Prayers, p. 87

“Antisemitism is the notion that Jews are uniquely malevolent and destructive in their cultural, economic, and political influence in the world.”

American Milk and Honey, pp. 190-191

“Remember the parable of Chariots of Fire. In that movie, both Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are great athletes. They both earn their medal in the Olympics. But Harold Abrahams, the Jew, runs under the law, while Eric Liddell, the Christian, runs under the pleasure of God. The Jews still run like Harold Abrahams. Americans used to run like Eric Liddell. Let the reader understand.”

American Milk and Honey, p. 186

“Whether feeling appointed or not, I now pray
That through faith I would act as appointed by You.
Whether feeling anointed by Your Spirit or not,
I pray I would speak as one having great power.
Whether feeling authority, I pray that through faith,
I would speak as a prophet having authority.”

21 Prayers, pp. 85-86

“I ask that this service of worship this morning
Would thrown down all enclaves of resistance to You
That operate here, that exist in our town,
Among men of influence, those who hold power,
In each of our families, in circles of friends.
Disrupt them all, I ask now, I pray You.”

21 Prayers, p. 83