Hi ~Here’s Matthew 3:1–2:In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”And here’s the note I wrote next to that verse in my wide-margin Bible back in 1993 when I was 3...

Hi ~You may have been told that any kind of “complaining” is unspiritual, ungrateful, or sinful.But the Bible perspective is one you may not have considered before.The Israelites in the wilderness were famous for their complaining. And God punished t...

Hi ~I received an email showing such profound childhood insight that I asked to (anonymously) share it with you. The author agreed, so here it is only slightly edited for clarity:***I have finally been able to put into words one of my early memories...

Hi ~We had a beautiful time together at our Zoom Untwisting Discussion last night, focusing on Church Hierarchy and Church Leadership. One of the great things about having a discussion afterwards is that if I've said something wrong in my teaching, s...

Hi ~Just one hour from the time on this email . . .we’ll gather live for our Joint Untwisting of the Word of God on a topic that often gets twisted into something controlling or confusing: church hierarchy and church leadership.Here is the link to jo...

Hi ~Tonight’s the night!At 7:00 p.m. Eastern (New York time) we’ll gather live for our Joint Untwisting of the Word of God on a topic that often gets twisted into something controlling or confusing: church leadership.Here is the link to use to join u...

Note: If you haven't signed up yet, there's still time to sign up for my Cords of Kindness Zoom Live Discussion on Tuesday July 15th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. This one is about church hierarchy. Even if you can't come, if you sign up, you'll get the...

Note: On July 15th I'll be offering my first ever Untwisting Scriptures Zoom discussion. This one will be about church hierarchy according to Scripture. Learn more and join me here.Hi ~You’ve probably heard it before—maybe even in a moment of confusi...

Hi ~Join me for a joint Untwisting of the Word of God over Zoom.We'll meet Tuesday, July 15th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time (New York time).This one will be about church hierarchy. What is it? What's appropriate? What isn't?I'll teach for a bit, and...

Hi ~This topic seemed important enough to depart from my regular once-a-week schedule for emails. It's vital for us as believers to have a wise, mature, non-freaked-out, aware, understanding, balanced, and loving perspective on spiritual warfare.That...