Hebrews: The Big Picture
Just last week I had a chance to reread Barnabas Lindars’ Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews and was reminded of... Read More
Living In Light of Death: Ecclesiastes 9:7–10
Can you imagine the shock when an usher escorts you out of a church service to be told that your mother had... Read More
Hidden in Plain View: Mystery and Fulfillment in Colossians 1:25–26
I have become [the church’s] servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its... Read More
One More Reason the Resurrection is Good News
In preparation for worship this Sunday, I’d like to follow up on a piece posted this time last year on TGC’s blog... Read More
Distorting Another Good Verse: Proverbs 29:18
In the early years of my Christian experience, I heard some messages on Proverbs 29:18: “Where there is no vision, the people... Read More
Specks and Beams
I had the privilege of preaching in seminary chapel yesterday. One of the great blessings of my current ministry is that I... Read More
Galatians and Hebrews: A Key Similarity
Ben Witherington—evangelicalism’s equivalent of the prolific Jacob Neusner—wrote a little article a while back on the influence of Galatians on Hebrews, which... Read More
Another Puzzler: Hos 11:1 in Matt 2:15
If you’ve ever worked your way through Matthew’s gospel, looking up the Old Testament texts he cites, then you’ve surely puzzled over... Read More
Who Is Jesus? Mark's Two Options
I’ve been reading the Gospel of Mark together with some Christians and “seekers” over the past several weeks. (We’ve been using a... Read More
America's Violation of "You Shall Not Murder": Abortion (Part 2)
With this entry, I will finish my previous post on “America’s Violation of “You Shall Not Murder.” Having looked at the Bible’s... Read More