The term prophet in the modern, New Testament age always rubbed me the wrong way. I think this issue stems from the abuse of the term that I experienced while attending a charismatic church in my teens. Some would draw…
“Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, to serve as a sign among you.”–Joshua 4:5-6 In the fourth chapter of Joshua God has the people…
Listening to the Supreme Court Justice hearing of Judge Amy Barrett has caused me to reflect on my approach in understanding Scripture. How do the two relate? Judge Barrett takes an originalist view of interpreting the American Constitution and Bill…
To think that we as the people of God are entrusted to represent his majesty is both wonderful and terrifying. Wonderful because we are given such a noble task. Terrifying because that task is wildly important. And so, we become…
Bible & Theology / Philosophy & Apologetics
In a world that prizes social media and self-expression, are you dependent?
We live in a world that puts a high value on creativity and self-expression. Sociologists even have a term for this mentality, expressive individualism. This is the tendency to see life as something that we each individually need to realize…
Who was Jesus really? Some consider him divine, others a good moral teacher, and some say he never existed. While the most liberal of historical scholars would agree that Jesus was a real person who died by Roman crucifixion, his…
Is Christianity a fairytale? Can we take seriously stories involving a roving miracle worker who died and came back from the dead? At first glance, Jesus may seem mythical, but we must not rest with our first glance. Some seem…
Quite often I hear something like this, “Weren’t certain books of the Bible added and subtracted during the reign of Constantine?” The implication is that there may be some other gospels, or accounts of the life of Jesus, that are…
We have all been in a place where we have wondered, “God, why did you not answer my prayers?” It’s difficult to humble yourself before an almighty God and ask for his hand to intervene. And in some ways, can…
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples…