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Three Basic Beliefs
Three foundational beliefs... 1) Reason First, we start with logic as a necessary foundational assumption. Without this, we cannot even begin to consider or discuss this (or any other) topic intelligibly. Notice how even those who would argue for an alternate first...
J Innocently Punished with Two (short)
Let's play guess that Bible story! And spoiler alert: its not necessarily what you think . Seven Clues Which story in the Bible is all of the following true about? A righteous man of God is punished by the governing authorities despite his innocence. Along with this...
The Sermon on the Mount’s “Hidden” Structure
Have you ever wondered if there's a better way to understand The Sermon on the Mount? In this article, we'll explore how the Beatitudes may hold the key to grasping the Sermon on the Mount in a way that is easily overlooked by modern readers. Specifically, we'll be...
The FIRST Field of Blood (short)
Did you know... that the field bought with Judas' betrayal silver (Matt. 27:3-10) is not the first "field of blood" in the Bible? The first is the field Cain took Abel to... for the original biblical story of betrayal.... which left Abel's blood crying out from the...
Abraham’s Promise & The New Creation
(Previous: Abraham's Promise Fulfilled?) Picking up where we left often, we're now in a good position to ask a bigger question, a question about how Abraham's promise fits into the larger story of Scripture: What does God's promise to Abraham have to do with His work...
Dove & Spirit (short)
Can Scripture explain why God's Spirit appears as a dove at Jesus' baptism? First, a quick word study shows no unique, explicit and direct association between God's Spirit and a dove in the Old Testament. However... it turns out there is an implicit and indirect...
Abraham’s Promise Fulfilled? (short)
Once we know that God's promise to Abraham is to help the world overcome the curses of sin with the blessings of righteousness, we can look around and notice partial glimpses of that promise fulfilled within Genesis itself. Like... Earlier when the "righteous"...
Why the Nativity is More Epic Than We’ve Been Told
It's true. The Nativity story is more epic than many of us have been told. And three words tell the reason why: Lost In Translation. If something of great value has been lost to the sands of time... is it too romantic to think we might recover it like some ancient...
The Bible Saga Study
I believe the Bible offers two "epic" story experiences: Bible study as a romantic quest: digging into an ancient mystery of profound cultural importance that offers awe inspiring moments of discovery/realization; an experience with the mystique of films like Goonies,...
Gospel Composites: When Two or Three Come Together
Around 15 years ago, John Shelby Spong's book Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes got me obsessed with the topic of biblical patterns. Then and now, I've been focused on where these patterns repeat in the life of Jesus. That said, I've found...
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