Not long ago I encountered a well-intentioned brother sporting a bright orange T-shirt. On the center of the shirt was a graphic borrowed from the popular board game Monopoly. The graphic was a Monopoly Chance card that said in bold font, “Get Out...
Paul, at every point, frames his theology within scripture’s meta-narrative of salvation. Paul cannot think about Jesus cut-off from the Old Testament. Jesus changed everything about how Paul understood Adam and Eve, the Garden, Abraham, Moses...
Why did Jesus die? Is there really a short and simple answer to this question? Can the most important event in human history really be summed up in one quick line? Think about the various kinds of answers we can come up with. We could give...
There is a high level of irony at work in the moments of Christ’s death at Calvary. To fully understand the irony, we must grasp that it is the moment of Christ painful death on the cross that Jesus’s Messiahship comes to a head. This is the moment...
The Benedictus (the title being derived from the first word of the song “Blessed” in Latin: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel), found in Luke 1:68-80, is traditionally read during the Advent season celebrating events surrounding the coming of Jesus...
The story of Moses is rich with lessons of leadership. As a leader, Moses exemplifies, patience, grace, justice, discipline, charisma, theological stimulation, fidelity, and the list goes on. There are other critical dynamics of Mosaic leadership...
“My Lord and my God!” What a statement for Thomas, or any person for that matter, to make. I find the occasion for Thomas’ confession of Jesus’ divinity interesting. Of all the time that Thomas spent by Jesus’ side while he taught, healed and even...