Faith
Thanking God for John MacArthur and Where I Disagree With Him
Well-known California pastor John MacArthur passed away July 14, 2025, at the age of 86. Many considered him the most influential American Christian leader since Billy Graham.
I never met MacArthur, but know scores of pastors who studied under him, greatly valued his expository sermons, and read his many books.
This week a prayer leader friend in Washington, D.C. sent me an audio sermon by MacArthur saying she wanted my “careful review and keen discernment on the subject matter.”
I listened to it.
I thank God for John MacArthur’s life and legacy. But I disagree with him in two areas.
Five Pillars of the Fourth of July.
The “Twelve Day War” is over and the world is safer from nukes. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed the Senate and should help many Americans. And the U.S. Supreme Court shut down “judge shopping” in a landmark case.
Yet, a communist–Zohran Mamdani–could be the Big Apple’s next mayor if New Yorkers don’t wake up. And in the past two weeks, three close friends passed away. I prayed with two just before they entered “paradise.”
What an up-and-down world we live in.
As you celebrate the American Independence this year, please soothe your national and personal concerns with five rock-solid pillars of the Fourth of July.
Memorial Day 2025: The Bravest Boehme
Today is Memorial Day in the USA. Over one million men and women have laid down their lives defending America in twelve major wars. Another four million died due to complications after battle.
This afternoon I will accompany my wife and mother to our local cemetery and place flowers on the headstones of loved ones. Freedom is not free–it’s very costly.
It was exactly 80 years and three months ago that my Uncle Dick gave his life for our country in flight combat–just seven months before WWII ended. I can’t wait to meet him in heaven.
I reprint his story each Memorial Day to honor his sacrifice.
He was the bravest Boehme.