Spiritual Maturity: Whining, Believing, and Suffering Well
The Scenario I responded to a young man on Facebook the other day, who claims that his wife is dying of cancer, that he is underinsured, and has no work…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 5: Charity as Discipleship)
Recap In part 3 of “Was Jesus Really a Socialist?” I list the claims made by those attempting to present Jesus as this very thing. In part 4, I pushed…
Biblical Studies
Biblical Theology
Church Life
Contexualization
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Theology
Bemoaning “Naked” Baptisms & Klinefelter syndrome
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…
Bible Backgrounds
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Biblical Theology
HAGALAH
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Intertestamental History & Literature
Meeting the Jesus of Mark
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
A Baptism in Confusion: 3 Baptisms in Mark 1:2-13
In our last episode, we introduced the bare bones essence of water baptism as an ancient covenant ratification act saturated with typical death imagery and corresponding OT interests in ordeal…
Leading from Here to Where?: Content and Method in Leadership & Discipleship
Okay, call me old school, tell me that I just don’t get what today’s busy Christian wants from his leaders, but I am a tad concerned about a growing trend…