The Face of Christ
One of the things that continues to vex me is the way Christianity is portrayed in the media, especially social media. The news networks are somewhat observant about how they present religious people...
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Why I’m Thankful for Bart Ehrman
For some Christians, Bart Ehrman is a kind of bogeyman. He marches in with a Ph.D. from Princeton, claiming that the biblical writers were mistaken about parts of Jesus’ life. He says that some of the...
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A New Book – Rediscovering Jesus
I would like to invite everyone to take a look at my new book, Rediscovering Jesus: Finding God’s Son Among Counterfeit Christs. In the book I deal with a number of misrepresentations of Jesus in the...
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A Jesus Who Never Lived
I published an e-book a few months ago titled, Rediscovering Jesus: Finding God’s Son Among Counterfeit Christs. In one of the chapters I discuss the “Jesuses who never lived.” Each one of these...
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A Tale of Two Kings
While exploring Herod’s fortress at Masada, visitors are immediately struck by its extravagance and grandeur. It housed two palaces and provided a tremendous view of the Dead Sea. It featured every...
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How Long Do You Want to Live?
The Stanford Center on Longevity recently surveyed more than 2300 people and asked them this question. 77% said that they wanted to live to be 100. That a majority of people would want to live to a...
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Did Jesus Deny His Goodness?
In a famous story in the Synoptics, a rich young ruler comes to visit Jesus. He asks, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 18:18). Jesus responds, “Why do you call me good?”...
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The Top Ten Passages in the Qur’an, Part 3
We’re getting down to the most interesting passages in the Qur’an. It’s tough to decide because there are a lot of them—the Qur’an is about twenty percent shorter than the New Testament (all quotations...
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Thou Shalt Not Steal or, Don’t Be a Filthy Plagiarist
Preaching is hard work, and sermon preparation requires considerable mental effort. Preachers must dive into the text, wrestle with it, look for meaningful connections, find appropriate illustrations,...
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So, Was it a Parody of the Last Supper?
Scandal rocked the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The event featured lively performances from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion, but one scene drew the ire of Christians and...
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