Is It One Woman Who Anoints Jesus or Four Different Women? The Four Gospels Each Have a Story of a Woman Who Worships Jesus Each of the four accounts of Jesus’s life—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—give a story about a woman who anoints Jesus with...
Dear Theophilus: A 40-Day Devotional Exploring the Life of Jesus through the Gospel of Luke You’ve Never Seen the Gospel of Luke Quite Like This You may have read the gospel of Luke. But you might have missed a few things. Maybe more than a few...
Where Should We Go For Jesus? Where Is Our Mission Field? Sometimes we may need to go far away for Jesus and other times we may need to go home Before Jesus returns to heaven, he tells his followers to go throughout the world and let others know...
Jesus’s Final Instructions as Found in the Four Gospels Consider what Jesus expects of his followers—and us A while ago we looked at the final words in each book of the New Testament. This provides us with interesting information. However, more...
Should Paul’s Self-Description Inspire Our Faith Perspective? Paul’s letter to the Romans opens with three traits for us to ponder Paul begins his letter to the church in Rome by giving them an overview of his situation. He shares three...
Should We Embrace a Social Gospel? Though many are quick to criticize the social gospel, we would be mistaken to do so The primary way we learn words is through divining their meaning from context and everyday usage. That’s how children learn to...
Read the Bible as Literature Studying scripture teaches us about classic literature and writing to inform our literary perspective My post “13 Reasons Why I Love the Bible” started out as a top ten list, but I couldn’t stop at a round number. I...
John’s Unique Perspective of Jesus Each of the four biographies of Jesus in the Bible reflect the perspective of its author. While Matthew, Mark, and Luke contain many similarities, John’s account is the most different. He offers a unique...
The Feet that Bring the Good News of Peace As I read the prophetic book of Nahum, I see a familiar sounding passage:“Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace!” (Nahum 1:15). I find a similar text in...
What Does the Bible Say About Easter? Happy Easter! And happy Resurrection Day! Today is the time when we remember—and celebrate—Jesus overcoming death and rising from the dead. Each account of Jesus in the Bible records this event: Matthew The...
