New Podcast Released! Now Running Loose in the Digital Wild!

It’s been a bit but a new installment of David A. Holland’s New & Better Podcast has just dropped. In this one my old friend New York Times Bestselling author Stephen Mansfield and I use Christopher Nolan’s hit move, The Odyssey, to discuss how biblical masculinity (and how God’s original design for it got twisted […]

How to Fix a Broken Chooser – Part 3: “A Better Way”

I started this series by noting that I know a lot of great, sweet people who consistently make bad choices in some area of their lives. (No judgment here, I’ve been that person.) For some, it’s money decisions. For others it’s about their choices in relationships. And for some it’s another specific area of their […]

Hide and Watch

Do not let mourning mutate into bitterness, anger, or wrath. A line has been crossed. A perfume bottle has been broken open. And something extraordinary . . . something wonderful . . . something redemptive has been released in the land. As my grandmother used to say, “Hide and watch.” And as Jesus said, “Watch […]

The 3 Trickiest Words/Phrases in Your English Bible: Part 1, “World”

Brace yourself. Your Bible wasn’t originally written in English. No, some team of people translated Greek and Hebrew (and occasionally, Aramaic) from the best ancient manuscripts available . . . into English. That means the task of those translators was to convert Greek and Hebrew and Aramaic phrases into English words and phrases as best […]

Sorry, but Israel and “The Jews” are Not the Problem

{Let’s see how many people I can irritate with a single blog post. No matter who you are, there’s something in here to aggravate you!} I’m increasingly convinced that hatred of Israel and of Jewish people has spiritual roots. Demonic roots. Roots that run directly to Satan’s rage that they were chosen to bring Jesus–“Emmanuel,” […]

The Tragedy of Dispensationalism

The Five Disastrous Effects of Dispensationalism on the Church 1. By pushing the kingdom of Christ into the future, it robbed the Church of the motivation to push back darkness and transform cultures; and robbed the Church of any expectation of victory or lasting progress in this era. 2. By pushing the kingdom of Christ […]