In the first century, the various Jewish groups were like college football teams, each rooting for their own team. But there was on problem: Jesus wasn’t on any of their teams!
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Journey Through Mark, part 4
Christ’s Cave of Wonders!
Back by popular demand (from December 2015)! Was Christ born in the western manger or the eastern cave? Click below to dip deeper into the birth of Jesus!
Read moreToday’s Theological Pondering (12/3/16)
Many people think the gospel, the “good news” of Jesus Christ, is believing in him and then going to heaven when you die. But any good Bible scholar will tell you, that’s not in scripture!
Read moreCircumcision, the Cross, and New Creation
Once upon a time, circumcision was a sign of God’s people; but now the cross has changed all that. Not only is God’s family much larger than imagined, but the cross ushers in new creation!
Read moreLoving Action
The Good Samaritan redefines who are our neighbor is, but it also warns us that if we can’t see “the other” as our neighbor, then we may be left alongside the road to die!
Read moreA Family of Wounded Healers
What happens when you’re cut off from your family because of disease? How do you overcome both the sickness and the isolation? In Christ, anything is possible.
Read moreWright Rediscovers Christianity
According to the Bible, good Christians do *not* go to heaven! Instead, there’s something much better in store for us. Find out what through my book review of Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began.
Read moreRichie Rich, His Money, and Lazarus
It’s easy to see the story of the rich man and Lazarus as a story about heaven and hades, or a story about how poor people go to heaven…but it’s much more than that!
Read moreForgiving Love
Love just may be the key to forgiveness and salvation!
Read moreWeak Strength
It was only through weakness that St. Paul could show the strength of the gospel message.
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