Jesus Breaks the New Testament Barrier

It seems like a simple way to explain the differences in the 2 major parts of the Bible. But it’s wrong. Jesus makes appearances in BOTH Testaments. If you know what I’m talking about, stop right here for a minute and reply to this email and tell me what...

The Book of the Bible with the Wrong Name

My church small group has been studying it, and I’ve been working on an online study to release this summer (if that interests you, I have something to say to you at the end of this email). This book carries the name of Ruth, the young Moabite woman who ends up...

Is Jesus a Great Moral Teacher?

It’s not new.  It’s been around for centuries.  But today’s climate makes it especially persuasive. It essentially boils down to “let’s cherry pick all the warm fuzzies about Jesus and embrace them, while trying to side-step the hard or...

We are a people with dirty hands

We don’t see it clearly like God does.  It’s more like a dark fairy tale that we don’t fully believe in. We treat “sin” as lies, cheating and murder.  The obvious bad things. And Jesus in His perfection managed to avoid all of that. I...

He Is Risen!  He Is Risen Indeed!!

In the Old Testament, Elijah raised the dead son of the widow of Zarephath.  Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus.  Just days before his own resurrection, Jesus raised His friend Lazarus. None of those three resurrections defeated death.  They only delayed it.  The...