Statement of Faith added! Lately I’ve been thinking that I should post a Statement of Faith on the website, something that lets people know what I believe–especially those considering using my class materials or reading my books. People want to know what doctrine they’re going to encounter and whether my studies will work for their…
The Church’s Story: A Survey of Church History Last semester we be studied The Church’s Story: A Survey of Church History, a video series produced by the Center for Christian Studies and taught by Dr. Keith Stanglin, a professor of historical theology and an excellent teacher. Each week we had live, guided class discussion for each lesson. The videos…
What’s Going on with the Tower of Babel? Have you wondered what’s going on with the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11? Did you know that the Hebrew word for Babel can also be translated Babylon? It’s the same place! So what is so bad about building a tower? And why does…
Daniel: Hope for the Faithful – Study Page About this 12-Lesson, In-depth, Discussion-based study Follow along in this video based Bible Study on the Biblical book of Daniel. Daniel is set during the exile of the Israelites in Babylon. It’s about the near-martyrs and their heroic faithfulness to the God of Israel, about what happens when…
About Bible Translations I recently got to answer some questions about Bible translations, and since it was on my mind I recorded this video overview. I may write more about this, so if you have questions you’d like answered, let me know! And, here’s an answer to the question, “Is there a Catholic Bible that’s…
That Small-Caps, All-Caps LORD… and What it Means Have you ever wondered why the Bible sometimes puts the word LORD in small caps, or in all caps, and whether it means anything? It definitely does mean something! It represents the personal name of God. Something New: The Name of God In the progressive narrative of…
What is the Bible? Recently I spoke for our local campus ministry, Longhorns for Christ, on the campus of the University of Texas. They were doing a series entitled Believable Lies, addressing one a week. A Believable Lie: “The Bible Isn’t Very Important” One of the ideas we sometimes hear, or think ourselves, is that…
Galatians: A New Creation in Christ What was Paul so worked up about in his letter to the Galatians? Learn the fascinating backstory to the drama! We’ll discover how to follow the strange Old Testament stories to the true good news: that we are now part of God’s new, multi-ethnic family of faith who live…
What a Waste! (Mark 4:1-9) My sister lives just outside Tucson, Az in a semi-rural neighborhood. The pest they fight most there is packrats. Packrats are desert animals, but they are quick to move into any areas of your house or yard where they find a hole – in the shed foundation, under the grill,…
At the Table with Jesus: The Table Ministry in the Gospel of Luke In this recorded discussion series in the Gospel of Luke we are studying the passages in which Jesus is at the table – with strangers and friends, followers and enemies, the few and the many. Jesus teaches in these moments and points us toward…
