Satanic Imagery in the Bible
In a previous article, I laid out some of the information we find about Satan in the Old Testament. We looked at the serpent in Genesis 3, in the book […]
Did Jesus Really Mean “Judge Not”?!
“Judge not, lest you be judged” (Matthew 7:1; popular paraphrase). Can we talk about what Jesus is saying here? Or do we have to address the elephant in the room? […]
Communing with the Church, from My Kitchen
“Bread of Life, Pure Living Water, Lover of my soul, In my weakness be my strength to reach the final goal.” I’ve learned to tune in and pay attention to […]
This Easter Reminds Me of Another Easter
We’ve never experienced an Easter like this one, have we? Actually, the church has. Think back to the very first Easter. The disciples did not start the day belting out […]
How Confident Can We Be of Jesus’ Resurrection?
How can we be confident that Jesus rose from the dead? Let us briefly identify four key historical facts that most scholars (whether liberal or conservative) accept about Jesus and then make […]
Palms & Ashes: What a Time for a Holy Week
It’s Holy Week 2020, and I think we can all agree this has been an especially Lenty season of Lent. When I was a kid growing up in my big, […]
Walking through a Psalm of Resurrection
Psalm 30 was written by David and it recounts a dramatic reversal in his life. He had apparently had some kind of near-death experience, and God miraculously healed him. He […]
The Stewardship of Suffering
Grieving is sort of like finding yourself stranded on Mars. Imagine being spit out of a spaceship, tumbling onto the lonely surface of a hostile planet, facing a barren and […]
