Into All The World Any experienced marathon runner will tell you: the first few miles are easy. You’re surrounded by cheering crowds, you’re proud of the runner’s number pinned to your chest, and you’re full of energy and enthusiasm. Months of training pay off as you…
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New Testament
The New Testament was written in the First Century AD, when the Roman Empire ruled over Israel, Greek was the lingua franca across the Mediterranean world, and inter-cultural exchanges and conflicts led the Jewish people to create new movements and philosophies to meet the challenges of the world. One revolutionary teacher - Jesus of Nazareth - eventually changed everything.
Women at the Tomb
Women at the Tomb The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the more crucial, core ideas of the Christian faith, and without it, Christianity might have never gotten off the ground. The original Jewish followers of Jesus were expecting a triumphant, mighty Messianic warrior who would conquer the power…
Disappointment
Disappointment Today’s blog is about a Bible story that doesn’t exist: the story of how Jesus’ followers spent the Sabbath after his crucifixion. In each of the gospels, the story of the crucifixion concludes with the burial of Jesus. Matthew tells us what the Pharisees were doing – breaking…
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour In Graham Greene’s 1938 novel Brighton Rock, a teenage crime lord named Pinkie threatens, steals, and murders his way to dominance of his town, but can never quite escape his strict Catholic background. Despite his many crimes, he figures he can escape from hell and punishment…
Trial & Execution
Trial & Execution This story needs no introduction. Its emblem is worn around necks, worked in stained glass, and sculpted outside of churches. After three years of storytelling and laughter, righteous anger and proclaiming grace and justice wherever he goes, Jesus finds himself mocked and hated at Golgotha, the Place…