Jesus Turns the Tables
Jesus is a master teacher. Sometimes his instructions lie hidden just under the surface. Other times he turns the table to put forth concepts that are surprising and unexpected.
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Targets and Arrows
What does “Go into all the world and make disciples” mean in this post Christian era?
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The Abortion Pickle
Abortion, more than anything else, has divided our country. Is it possible to find common ground?
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Do Robots Have Free Will? Do We?
Is free will an illusion? What is the nature of space-time? Is God omniscient?
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The Letter or the Spirit
How did Jesus interpret the Old Testament law, by the letter or the spirit?
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To Forgive or not to Forgive, that is the Question
Memory works in mysterious ways. One time, I was going along minding my own business. Suddenly, there it was, a flash of memory. It was incomplete, but the incident was familiar. I was looking for something; I don’t even remember what it was. Perhaps it was a tool, like a hammer or a screwdriver; I
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Inerrant, Infallible, or God Breathed
Consider the experience of a typical new Christian. A person, let’s say his name is Bill, has a life full of turmoil. He meets up with one of his high school buddies, Mary, and they catch up. When Mary hears about Bill’s troubles, she invites him to a special event at her local church. After
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God, the Bible, and Metaphors
To understand the God of the Bible, it is important to read the text in context of the cultures that produced it.
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Life after Death
What is going to happen to me when I die? Is this all there is? These are questions that most of us ask at various points in our lives. We ponder a bit, but not for long. We have things to do, so we put our questions on hold and go about our business. Years
Adam and Eve, the Snake, Death, and the Fall
A genius of the Old Testament is how it enables us to extract many lessons from short accounts that often comprise of only a single paragraph or two. Let’s consider the Adam and Eve narrative for example. Follow along as I imagine that I am the first man on earth. I wake up in a
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