Let’s be honest, the virgin-birth is ridiculous sounding. It’s not believable. However, when you look at the bible in its totality, from start to finish, it fits so perfectly in the narrative as a whole. There are some especially cool parallels between creation and the incarnation. God loves to revisit themes and Scripture brings them … More Christmas and Creation
I think you might be surprised by Jesus’ number one draft pick. Jesus would pick John the Baptist. Why do I think that? He said so in Luke 7:48. “I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John” (Luke 7:48). John the Baptist is like Scottie Pippen. Everyone … More My Fantasy Team – Old Testament Prophets Edition
You were lied to. “Jesus Wept” in John 11:35 is not the shortest verse in the Bible. It’s just the shortest verse in English. The shortest verse in the original Greek is 1 Thessalonians 5:16 – “Rejoice Always.” That might be a rather simple verse, but man is that tough to live out. The News … More The Shortest Verse in the Bible Can Solve All Your Problems
Sometimes I feel like I’m trapped in a world by myself. I want to deal with deep spiritual issues, but my way of dealing with them is by relating them to various pop-culture phenomena. I don’t know how many people think like I do. If you were wondering, if this blog post had no reference … More What Professor X Taught Me about Prayer
Around 10 times in the bible God calls himself the Potter and us the clay. I think it’s a good illustration. It’s a pretty fitting description of our relationship to God. He originally formed mankind from the dust of the earth, so God is familiar with molding something boring into something incredible. It’s also a … More Human Clay (A study of Romans 9, not the 1999 Creed Album)
As a Christian, I felt like I was taught to always look on the bright side – to be positive. I think other Christians have been conditioned the same way. So when bad things happen we put on a smile and remember what our parents told us, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” (Or, … More Turning Lemons into Chicken Salad
I am 25% Jewish. My Grandmother was Jewish, so that makes my dad half-Jewish, which makes me a quarter-Jewish. Right? And you want to know something, I’ve never been invited to Rosh Hashanah or Passover or any of the other Jewish Festivals. Heck, being 1/4 Jewish you think my local Rabbi would have invited me … More Coming Soon: The 7 Jewish Feasts are Movie Trailers for JESUS: Vol I & II
This is an intriguing question. There are some who would say that if you are truly saved you won’t sin. To me, this is ridiculous. Even the Apostle Paul called himself the greatest of all sinners. If Paul’s not saved, then none of us are saved. So obviously, Believers sin. So then there are those … More So If Jesus Saved Us From Our Sin, Why Do We Still Sin?
It’s kind of funny to me that pastors pray the Lord’s Prayer in church. The whole point of Jesus sharing this prayer was to not just say some memorized prayer, but instead pray like this. So we turned around and just memorized that prayer instead. Awesome. Prayer is the coolest thing in the world. We … More Stop Praying the Lord’s Prayer and Start Actually Praying
So you think you found an error in Scripture. Quick, what do you do? A) Become an Atheist Seems a little extreme, but the truly committed non-believer thinks that every Christian is but a un-crossed “t” or an un-dotted “i” away from throwing their faith in the garbage like left-over Taco Bell that got stuck … More Uh Oh, I Might Have Found a Mistake in the Bible
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