NT Wright explains how the resurrection impacts the origins of Christianity as a Messianic movement in 1st century Palestinian Judaism.
We can only imagine what it must have been like for everyone the day after Jesus’ resurrection. Learning of his resurrection must have been overwhelming (Jesus wishes to overwhelm us at times), both for his followers as well as for his enemies...
No one imagined it. It came as a surprise to all. Everything thought they knew what God was planning. They believed that they knew what God would do to redeem the world. His plan was beyond their wildest dreams. No one fathomed that it would be...
Today is the day of the great confusion. The day of silence. The day of frustration. God had been working so clearly in their midst through the Jesus. He was working in ways that they had only read about in their scriptures. They read about how when...
There he hung, dead on a cross for all to see. But he was the one they were waiting for…they waited so long. He was supposed to lead Israel in the great rebellion. He was suppose to make Rome look weak. He was supposed to replace Herod as the...
Through the greatest injustice known in all human history, God brings justice to the world. This is a testimony to his sovereignty and transcendence. Approaching Good Friday, I’m reminded of how we are so accustomed to fallen human reality...
Running through the Gospel according to John is a theme of dark/light. Some (not exhaustive) Examples: Do you remember the first chapter? “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness...
What is Easter all about? Some would contend that Easter is all about dying and going to heaven as is symbolized in the story of the resurrection of Jesus. This is partially right. The part that is correct is that Easter is indeed all about the...
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. We decided to visit a dear friend’s church in rural Haiti (Grisen-Garde, outside of Cap-Haitian). It was one of the rare Sundays that I wasn’t supposed to preach (ah, finally a respite). But before we walked into the...
What Is Holiness? With Dr. John Oswalt (my friend and theological mentor).