Latest from my wife’s blog. Thought I would share. As I’ve been working through the old law of Hebrews, the old sacrifices, the priests, the blood…Hebrews 10:19, the New and Living Way this morning is just too good not to share...
Discipleship is a sticky affair. I’ve been making disciples (at least trying by the help of the Holy Spirit) here in Haiti for 8 years now. If I’ve learned one thing about the process is that it is the most challenging and even complex...
The Old Testament prophets always seem to be so angry with God’s people. One time I was leading a BIble study when someone said, “I don’t read the prophetic literature because it’s so full of anger, judgment and wrath. I...
I mentioned in my last post that Jesus’ teaching was subtle. I chalked this up to the vastness of his teaching. I said that the reason he was so subtle is because what he was saying was so multi-faceted that one cannot grasp it all at first glance...
There’s a popular Christian video out right now called “The Gospel in Four Minutes”. I admit that it’s interesting, creative, and even quite sound theologically. However, there is one thing I wish to take up with it. I...
Something that has always struck me about the Gospels is that the disciples always seem to be confused about what Jesus was teaching them. It is almost as if they are always one or two steps behind. The greatest story of this is the climactic moment...
Hi, all. I’m currently in Port-au-Prince, Haiti teaching Exegetical Analysis of the Gospels for Indiana Wesleyan University. This is the reason for lack of posts. I’ll be back in the saddle next week as I return home to Cap-Haitain and...
I’ve been known to point out that the resurrection of Jesus is not about dying and going to heaven, but about the new creation. This theme of new creation is crucial in the gospel accounts and we often times miss it, unfortunately. The goal of...
It is generally accepted that we tend to overlook the things with which we are familiar. I find that when we pause for a moment and lend our attention to the familiar that it is the fundamental things, the things that we take for granted, that are...
This is a great article by Scot McKnight reviewing N.T. Wright’s new book Simply Good News.