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Wrestling with Cancer and the Reality of the Resurrection
Read more: Wrestling with Cancer and the Reality of the ResurrectionPhoto credit: “Defocused tree bokeh” by freestocks.org is marked with CC0 1.0. This past November 2024 I heard the words none of us ever want to hear: I had cancer. Sure, as some might say, mine was only prostate cancer – very treatable and easily survived. However, my cancer was advanced enough that the oncologist determined I needed…
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Tell Her Story by Nijay Gupta (Book Review)
Read more: Tell Her Story by Nijay Gupta (Book Review)Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay K. Gupta (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2023). Imagine my surprise when preaching on Mary (Jesus’ mother), or Tabitha, or the importance of the presence of women in the Acts 1:14 prayer sessions, and then being told by those listening that…
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Hope in Times of Fear: A Review
Read more: Hope in Times of Fear: A ReviewHope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter by Rev. Dr. Timothy Keller (New York: Viking, 2021). Does a study in the resurrection ever need an introduction? Not really, because the resurrection is meant to be so central to the Christian faith that it’s always worth exploring. Therefore, I want to…
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Single Issue Voting Revisited
Read more: Single Issue Voting RevisitedFriday January 22 marked the 48th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. It’s kind of a confusing (and sad) fact, because for all of the conservative presidents that have been voted into office and for all of the conservative justices that have been appointed to the Supreme Court by those elected presidents, not much has changed….
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The Deeply Formed Life
Read more: The Deeply Formed LifeRecently, my wife and I had the opportunity to stay at an Airbnb cabin for a little romantic getaway. It was an amazing opportunity for the two of us to focus on just us and the presence of our relationship. If there was one unique feature of the trip, it was this: we were so…
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Minding God’s Narrative
Read more: Minding God’s NarrativeThroughout this summer I’ve been noticing various social media posts that attempt to describe Jesus as transcending all nationalities and ethnicities. I’m guessing the point of these posts is that Jesus ought to be acknowledged as ‘above’ our current racial tensions. In these posts, Jesus is defined as a pan-global figure and therefore beyond any…
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The State of New Testament Studies
Read more: The State of New Testament StudiesThe State of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research Scot McKnight and Nijay K. Gupta, editors. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2019. 496 pages. With the fall 2020 semester right around the corner, getting up to speed with the immense area of New Testament studies might seem like a daunting task. Thankfully, Scot McKnight…
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Jesus, COVID-19, and Pro-Life
Read more: Jesus, COVID-19, and Pro-LifeHere we are isolated from one another in our homes and apartments in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. Naturally, there’s been lots of questions back and forth of how to stem the virus and what should remain open and what should be closed until a later date. Then comes the questions of…
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Ash Wednesday 2020
Read more: Ash Wednesday 2020If there’s one unifying factor for our divided planet, it’s that people all around the world love celebrations of joy. People in every nation love to join in celebrating so many joyous occasions. We love births, weddings, graduations, promotions, anniversaries – basically any reason to celebrate our life achievements in great joy and togetherness. What…