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...
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...
In Mark 10 we find a story about two members of Jesus’ inner-circle asking him a favor. Interestingly enough, they don’t fully understand what they are asking. I think this is often times the case with us as well. We ask Jesus for things and we...
At the moment of Jesus’ death the veil in the Temple was torn in two. This curtain hung as a ceremonial fabric in the Jewish Temple. Its function was to separate the holy place from the Holy of Holies. Embroidered on the curtain was a cherubim...
The placement of Isaiah 6 is a tough nut to crack. Why is the call of the prophet not in chapter 1 but in chapter 6? The question is whether this is chronological placement or thematic placement. That is, does the call of Isaiah come after the...