The Stone of Salvation

Joe | January 20, 2010

      The Bible makes many points crystal-clear. Two of them I’d like to address are in Acts 4. Who is the Chief Corner Stone? Peter was on trial after having been arrested for “teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead” (Acts 4:2). The chief priests asked him: “By [...]

What a Difference a Day Makes

Joe | June 26, 2009

As I write this, I’m amazed at just how much is going on in our world. North Korea is threatening to rain down a nuclear “fire shower” on the United States. Iran is under such turmoil and it’s president is telling us not to interfere with them. In less than 24 hours, two famous celebrities [...]

Are You Leading a Meaningless Life?

Joe | June 17, 2009

One of the few sections I still like to read from the Los Angeles Times is the Parade Magazine. I like the Q&A section in the front and I always enjoy Marilyn Vos Savant’s section. This past Sunday featured Shia LaBeouf on the cover. I like the guy especially the recent movies he’s done like [...]

This is Justice?: Laura Ling and Euna Lee

Joe | June 9, 2009

By now you’ve certainly have heard about Laura Ling and Euna Lee’s sentencing in North Korea to 12 years in a forced labor camp. These women are being given this harsh sentence for simply crossing the border into North Korea from South Korea. As I understand it, they may not have even been aware that [...]

Friday Link Love! Episode 7

Joe | May 15, 2009

My wife was in a lot of pain Thursday–the day I usually compose this post–so my link love list is a little shorter than I would like. I would covet your prayers for my wife who has been suffering through occasional abdominal pain. Unfortunately, she’s not covered by my health insurance so we are completely [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.