I've often thought about what I would say at a funeral of someone who had just fought a long hard battle with cancer. Before you dismiss me as being morbid, hear me out. My grandfather passed away after a 10 year battle with colon cancer and I saw him once during that...
Advocate by Randy Singer, A Book Review
What would it be like to be standing by Pilate as he offers Barabas in trade for Jesus' life? What would you do after the crucifixion as the Roman government changed and shifted as a band of Christ-followers shook the nation? This is the story of the Advocate. A...
What Does It Take To Be Fearless?
I've never been one for biographies / auto-biographies. I'm not sure why. I enjoy a good story. I enjoy stories that are true and compelling, yet every time I sit down with a book about a real person in real circumstances it takes me forever to get through it. I was...
New Assyriological Titles from @Eisenbrauns
Eisenbrauns is pleased to announce the publication of two new Assyriological titles, available today. Please note that European customers can order Eisenbrauns titles through Ugarit-Verlag (http://ugarit-verlag.com/). 1. The Umma Messenger Texts from the Harvard...
Teach the Text Commentary Series: Mark
Teach the Text Commentary Series: Mark by Grant Osborne (Mark Strauss and John Walton, eds.) We live in a world with countless commentaries. With so many commentaries to choose from, all presenting information in different ways, for different purposes, it is...
Could it be the Greatest Revival in Church History?
The Greatest Revival In Church History? Learn the Answer from A Free eBook What is the greatest revival that ever occurred in Church history? As our mind wanders we consider possibly the Book of Acts, the welsh revival, or one of the Great Awakenings in America. But...
Case for Creator Speaks Directly to Kids
Case for a Creator for Kids A guest post from our friend Joey Espinosa. Follow him at Justice.Kindness.Humility as well as A Different Way for Kids. I was 18 years old (a Freshman at college) when I seriously began to consider the claims of Christianity. Though I...
How Important Is Christian Spiritual Formation?
It was May of 1990, I was 6 years old and we were living in Lisbon, Portugal because of my Dad's job. The beach was a stones throw from our apartment window and everything was peaceful. Then my mom read me a children's book that talked about heaven and hell. It talked...
How do we love our LGBT neighbors?
Bling! Another message came in from a guy I was chatting with. I had an odd feeling I knew what was coming next but I was not prepared in the least for the words that came across my screen. "I lost my virginity." Being his friend and understanding his faith, that took...
Worship God: Forget And relearn
Worship is interesting, isn't it? I've been leading worship with a band since I was in 8th grade. In one for or another I've been in front of people singing songs to God and helping people sing along. My vocation since 2006 has in one way or another also been tied to...
The Good Shepherd Imagery Throughout the Scriptures
The Good Shepherd by Kenneth Bailey Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I...
So You’re Saying There’s A Chance?
Fate vs. Chance. These are two polar philosophical views of the world and life that are at constant war. Did I by chance meet the woman who was to be my wife? Did she just happen to end up in my sister dorm in college? Or was it fate? Were we star crossed lovers...
NIV First-Century Study Bible — Kent Dobson
One of my core life values is that of Biblical Authority. I believe that the Bible is God's ultimate standard and that it is without flaw. I base much of how I live my life off of the teachings I find within the Scriptures. I teach an Old and New Testament Survey...
The Church in America is Slowly Dying
The Last Christian on Earth by Os Guinness “It’s urgent that Christians should realize what is happening” (17). The church in America is slowly dying. It is, in fact being brought down by the very Western culture that it has helped to create. At least this is the...
What Does It Takes To Get #DivineApplause?
Jeff Anderson's new book Divine Applause is an examination of how do connect with God on a deeper level. It's basis comes from the idea that God watches over us and cares about what we do. So much so that there are certain times when our actions gain more of God's...