Liberating you from bad ideas about God
The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers is a book which shows that the central principle of Bible study we use today, which is to understand the text in the way the original author meant it, is also the central principle the biblical authors themselves used when they sought to understand previous biblical authors. Authorial intent is key!
The Crown of Life is not eternal life. Eternal life is a free gift. The Crown of Life is special reward for a special act of service and dedication to the King. Just as you win an award for winning a race, so also God gives rewards to people who run well in this life. This article looks at the crown of life and what we learn about it in James 1:12 and Revelation 2:10.
Vindicating the Vixens looks at female characters in the Bible who have often been judged, condemned, marginalized, ignored, or ridiculed, and shows how these women are actually presented by the text as heroes to emulate or examples to be followed.
If you have trouble with difficult and irregular Greek verbs, I recommend you get a copy of The Handy Guide to Difficult and Irregular Greek Verbs. I also have a free cheat sheet on my blog post, which you can download and start using today.
What if there was another way to defeat violent groups of people, other than with more violence? What if there was a better, godly ways to defeat violence? This is one of the questions we consider today from Jonah 3:6-8.
This is what we are going to learn about today, as we see how God brought the violent and evil empire of Assyria to its knees in sorrow and repentance. If you want to defeat evil, if you want to beat an evil empire, the best way is to follow the way of God, which is also the way of Jesus.
God can start a city-wide revival through the smallest of acts. You don’t have to be Billy Graham. This is what we are going to learn today from Jonah 3:5.
Bruxy Cavey recently published a book called (re)union. It presents the gospel in 30 words, showing many aspects of the gospel that few people know or understand. I asked him a few questions about his life, ministry, and theology. Read this post to hack the theologian!
Brian Zahnd is coming out with a new book tomorrow called Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. I asked him a few questions about this book, his life, his theology, and the central theological truth that he is most passionate about teaching to others.
Greg Boyd is coming out with a new book tomorrow called Cross Vision. I asked him a few questions about this book, his life, his theology, and the central theological truth that he is most passionate about teaching to others.
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