Category: Biblical Studies

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O’Glorious God of Attributes: Attributes vs. Emotions in Our Conception of the Divine

March 10, 2026 Andrew Sargent

A Life Changing Read A. W. Tozer famously said in his book Knowledge of the Holy, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important…

Biblical Studies Church Life Discipleship

Miracle Chasers in the Gospel of Mark: The Immature Seek a Circus, Charlatans Give them One

March 2, 2026 Andrew Sargent

Bread & Circuses There is an oft quoted line that is ascribed to the Roman Satirist Decimus Junius Juvenalis that in Latin goes panem et circenses… “bread and circuses.” Speaking…

Biblical Studies

What Would Jesus Really Do?

November 17, 2025 Andrew Sargent

One of the things that “amuses” me about the Christian in-fighting following in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination is everyone’s certainty that it is they and not others…

Biblical Studies Biblical Theology Church Life Economy Inductive Study Methods Politics

Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 3: 20 Claims for Jesus the Socialist)

November 7, 2025 Andrew Sargent

Recap In Part 1 & 2 of “Was Jesus really a Socialist?” we considered more than the fluffy and emotionally satisfying notion that socialism means sharing and caring and, the…

Biblical Studies Biblical Theology Church Life Contexualization Systematic & Historical Theology Theology

Bemoaning “Naked” Baptisms & Klinefelter syndrome

October 29, 2025 Andrew Sargent

Had a brief engagement the other day with a person who seemed bent on using an out of context fact about some early church baptisms among the Greek believers to…

Biblical Studies Worship

God Song: Why I Use AI to Create Music

October 16, 2025 Andrew Sargent

Oh the Possibilities I’ve wanted to write songs for many years, but being limited in time and energy and having to work to support my family, I made hard choices…

Bible Backgrounds Biblical Studies HAGALAH Question Posts

Is Cremation a Sin?

October 7, 2025 Andrew Sargent

Is it a sin to cremate the Dead? When I was a kid in Church, it was common to hear adults reference the cremation of the dead as a sin.…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds

Hems, Tassels, & Weird Encounters: 1 Samuel 15, Part 3 (Video)

January 8, 2025 Andrew Sargent

This is the last installment of the 1 Samuel 15 discussion before we move on to the garment imagery in Numbers 15 with the giving of the tassel. Worth every…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds

Hems, Tassels, & Weird Encounters: 1 Samuel 15, Part 2 (Video)

January 8, 2025 Andrew Sargent

Will the wonder never cease? Keep watching to learn about the power of garment imagery in the Bible and how understanding it opens the true meaning of many texts. …

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds

Hems, Tassels, & Weird Encounters: 1 Samuel 15, Part 1 (Video)

January 8, 2025 Andrew Sargent

This is the first of a long series looking at garment imagery in Scripture. Keep watching as these unfold… you’ll be glad you did. We have several the look first…

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Reading Genesis Like a Pagan, Part 3 (Video)

August 19, 2024 Andrew Sargent

We continue our discussion on the importance of Reading Genesis for what it is… a worldview document of the creation of the order of the world. It is curtailed to…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses

Did Jesus Sit in the Seat of Sinners?[1]

August 1, 2024 Andrew Sargent

I knew a man who returned to Christ after decades of drugs and dealing, trafficking girls, violence, theft, and homelessness. Raised in church, he came back on fire for Jesus,…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies

The Divine Gift of Enduring Shame

July 26, 2024 Andrew Sargent

When I was growing up, if you said “trigger” everyone thought about guns or Roy Roger’s horse… maybe shooting guns while riding Roy Roger’s horse. Today if you say “trigger”…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses

Take My Daughters, Please, Part 2 (Video)

July 21, 2024 Andrew Sargent

In this video, we conclude our discussion of Lot’s supposed offer of his daughters to save two male strangers. Things are not as they appear to a modern reader. …

Old Testament Studies Reviews

My Review of Interpreting The Wisdom Books by Edward M. Curtis

July 10, 2024 Andrew Sargent

Shared with Permission from Criswell Theological Review Interpreting The Wisdom Books: An Exegetical Handbook by Edward M. Curtis as part of the Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis series edited by…

New Testament Studies Reviews

My Review of Luke-Acts in Modern Interpretation edited by Stanley E. Porter and Ron C. Fay

July 10, 2024 Andrew Sargent

Shared with Permission from Criswell Theological Review. Luke-Acts in Modern Interpretation in the Milestones in New Testament Scholarship series. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Ron C. Fay. Kregal Academic,…

Biblical Language Issues Reviews

My Review of The Art of Bible Translation by Robert Alter

July 10, 2024 Andrew Sargent

Shared with permission from Criswell Theological Review The Art of Bible Translation. By Robert Alter. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019, 129 pp., $24.95, Hardback In The Art of Bible Translation,…

New Testament Studies Reviews

My Review of A Ransom for Many by John J. R. Lee, and Daniel Brueske

July 10, 2024 Andrew Sargent

Shared with Permission from Criswell Theological Review A Ransom for Many: Mark 10:45 As Key to the Gospel. By John J. R. Lee and Daniel Brueske.Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2023, 203…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses

Zipporah’s Raw Deal (Video)

July 8, 2024 Andrew Sargent

It is common to portray Zipporah as a difficult and angry woman. I believe this is because of a rather poor understanding of the circumcision scene in Exodus 4. An…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Biblical Studies So you've Accepted Jesus

Weird Thoughts about the Holy Spirit

July 5, 2024 Andrew Sargent

This article is for inclusion in a one month devotional for new believers called, “So You’ve Accepted Jesus.” It is almost finished. A Tip for Reading: You may want to…