Diversity

With the tragic attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7 and the following war taking place in Gaza, my heart has been heavy. With friends who are Israeli and friends who are Palestinian (and some [...]

Recently I interviewed Dr. Allen Yeh. Allen is a tenured Professor of Intercultural Studies and Missiology at Biola University in Southern California. His areas of geographical expertise are [...]

In my most recent episode, I interview David Arcos who serves as the Campus Pastor at Mosaic‘s South Pasadena location. As part of the team with Erwin McManus in Los Angeles for over 30 [...]

After Jesus rose from the dead He taught His disciples and appeared before hundreds of people. Many of them were still alive when Paul was writing His letters and could verify they saw Jesus [...]

Since the Colossians were Gentiles, the Judaizers targeted them. The Judaizers taught that to become a Christian you must first become Jewish. This meant the men would need to be circumcised [...]

Paul and Timothy start their letter encouraging the Colossians who they don’t know personally but know through their friend Epaphras. They encourage them that the message of Jesus is transforming [...]

Paul concludes his letter to his friends in Philippi urging two people who were feuding to choose unity.  He then guides believers towards a life of peace by taking our anxious thoughts to [...]

Paul warns about those who want Gentiles to become Jews before the can become Christians. Paul himself, once a zealous Pharisee, considers his former accomplishments as worthless compared to [...]

The apostle Paul encourages the Philippians to choose humble people themselves, following the example of Jesus who willingly emptied himself even to the point of dying on the cross for the sake [...]

Paul expresses a deep love for the church in Philippi. They sent one of their leaders along with financial help to Paul. This letter is his thank you note expressing his love for them, and he is [...]