Although the life of Jesus cannot be reduced merely to a model of good leadership, he exhibits a style of leadership that transcends the power-mongering of society's elite. He had already told his followers that they must not “lord it over” others like many of the rulers described as “those [...]
Though there is a lot of controversy over contemporary notions of equality, the discussions always miss the great equalizer: sin. My discussion begins in John, chapter eight. At first, equality seems to be a non-issue, but as we move through my thoughts, I'll make it clear that equality plays more [...]
The murmurings about Jesus continue in the Gospel of John, chapter 7. Some people believed him, some didn't, some refused even to admit he was believable. In the midst of all this controversy, a few asked a relevant question, “Will the Messiah do more than this man?” Skepticism abounded, anger [...]
Who doesn't like free stuff? My mother loved every discount she was entitled to, and I certainly take advantage of my military discount when available. Although I wouldn't compare our desire for shopping discounts with the need for food the people in first century Palestine may have encountered. Would you [...]
Despite resistance from materialists within the scientific community, Einstein's theory of relativity along with discoveries in astronomy during the twentieth century indicate that creation had a beginning point. What we now call the Big Bang may have its detractors, but evidence strongly supports it. Though less scientifically verifiable, a bigger [...]
Perhaps we've come a long way from shunning a woman with a reputation to a song a few years back with the line, “I don't give a ____ about my bad reputation.” There's more hope for a woman shunned than one who doesn't care. Considering what happened in John 4, [...]
If there were such a thing as a “believing agnostic,” Nicodemus would be one. On the one hand he provides the reader with a most unusual witness. He is a Pharisee who admits what others refuse to say publicly: “We know you are a teacher who has come from God, [...]
Several weeks ago I read an article by a lawyer who had some doubts about global warming. He admitted that he wasn't a scientist, but as a lawyer he was accustomed to cross examination; he believed that was demanded when some people made assertions not founded in good thinking. Today [...]
In the Beginning In the first chapter of the Gospel of John two men speak to us. The first is the Apostle John. One of the twelve apostles, he wrote this Gospel as well as three epistles and the Book of Revelation. His close association with Jesus provided him with [...]
Books I'm Reading “Creed or Chaos” By Dorothy Sayers One article about Dorothy Sayers described her as a “Lady with a Sword.” She was a playwright, author of murder mysteries, poet, and Christian apologist. Her broadcast about the life of Christ, The Man Born to Be King, entered two million [...]
