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 moreToday’s Theological Pondering (12/3/16)
Today’s Theological Pondering (11/2/16)
I find the idea behind circumcision in the Old Testament fascinating. God tells Abraham to be fruitful and multiply, but then as a sign of this covenant, God symbolically “cuts off” (circumcizes) the means by which Abraham produces the seeds
Read moreA Revelation of Baptism!
The Book of Revelation is often confusing. But, ironically, it enlightens baptism for us and draws us into a much deeper experience than you ever could have imagined!
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 moreThe Reformation and the Orthodox
Today is Reformation Day. What, exactly, does that mean? Was it truly a Reformation or was it something else? Also, what does the Orthodox Church have to do with the Reformation?
Read moreTaking on James, on his feast day!
This past Sunday we celebrated the Feast of St. James – but we celebrated it by reading a condemnation of St. James by St. Paul! Here’s why…
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