Jesus-centric view?

Bible reading is often a challenge. While we know we ought to do it, many do not open it up and read it, and others explain it way, saying it is too difficult to understand. There is a new hermeneutic or way to interpret the Bible. At first blush it sounds great, we might all…

The Gospel’s Solid Testimony

The Word of God teaches us that a solitary witness is not sufficient to make a charge against another person. Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15. This is true in a court of law. That is why witness testimony and cross-examination are so important. When a series of witnesses repeat a testimony verbatim you know some monkey rigging has occurred….

Mercy or Sacrifice?

The church is full of platitudes and slogans. Sometimes even posting a solitary verse on social media can give the wrong interpretation without a proper context. Do you want mercy, sacrifice, justice, and love? Yet, if we were given choices, we all would have preferences. Who wants sacrifice over mercy? Or, in response to the…

Wrestle with Scripture

The Bible has a lot of hard-edged-prickly-pear passages in it. Some stories are hard to swallow, especially in our post-modern enlightenment thinking world. It is not just the supernatural that some have a problem with, but some concerning moral behavior and other moral standards our sinful-selves would prefer were not in there. So what do…

Jordan Peterson

I have become a Jordan Peterson fan. Some will find that obvious me being a conservative, but what is not so obvious is his view of Christianity. I have listened to him opine over, what he makes out to be the difficult question of “did Jesus rise from the dead” and “do you believe in…

Excruciating Observations

Paul determined to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2) I used this as an example of how Paul viewed his own leadership qualifications and I want to look at it. What does that mean? What does it look like? I think I want that, to have everything shaped and changed…

Iniquitous Experiences

If we are in the inception of judgment here in America, well, why is that? The Bible affirms that the fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers. I have always read that and still kinda wondered, then why often in the Old…

A contextual Sigh-nn

After traveling across the country (thank God we have arrived!) and seeing sign after sign directing me where to turn, where to merge, where to exit, and even what speed to drive, I was reminded of this little episode that played out in my life last year. Signs are supposed to instruct, to help, to…

Apocalypse Please?

No this not about Muse’s great song but about a never ceasing stab at predicting the apocalypse. I had to comment on this trend of some “Christian” groups who keep trying to predict the end of the world. I remember seeing the book 88 Reasons The World Will End In 1988, in 1991. Even I…

A Dying Breed

The previous commentary on Jude was all about false teachers already in operation in the first church. But false teachers were not only around in the first century. The apostle Paul vehemently charges young Timothy to a proclaim and respect the Word of God in 2 Timothy 1. I charge you in the presence of God…