A Funeral Twice Undone: A Short Response
I received a question from a student pertaining to burial practices in light of a strange Elisha tale inserted into 2 Kings 13….
Elijah the Reticent Prophet?
I have spent a fair bit of time in the study of the Elijah texts in 1-2 Kings (and continue to work on…
Psalms and Proverbs: A Question of Authorship
Part of my approach to teaching is requiring students to write questions about lectures, articles, textbooks, and Biblical texts. (Trying to help them…
Amos: A Fresh Translation
A friend recently asked me if I might do a new translation of Amos for him to record a reading of it for…
The Damascus Road Experience and Evangelicals on the Way
My pastor preached a fantastic sermon last Sunday concerning the transformation of Paul by his encounter with the living Christ on the way…
Acts 1.8 – The Spirit and Jerusalem: A Brief Reply
Once again I owe another post to a brief conversation with a (former) student. As he was meditating on Acts 1.6-9 he was…
Discerning the Spirit of the Good News – A Conversation with a Student
I received a question from a student today regarding a Spurgeon quote and what it means to share the “good news”. Here is…
The Five Fold Ministry? A Question of Ephesians 4.11-14
Whatever gifts we have are given to us by the Lord who is making all things subject to the Father by making us (in the power of the Spirit) to be in Christ Jesus as all in all.
Irony in Translation: Joshua 1.17a
My month of December is being spent translating Joshua (as a consultant) and I was struck by Joshua 1.17a which I have translated:…
The Divine Command: Love Him, Kill Them (Deuteronomy 7): A Sermon
The following is a message I shared in response to several questions regarding the violence of God in the Old Testament. This message…