Are the "Christ of faith" and the "Jesus of history" in conflict? Answers vary, as expected.

One of the earliest theological debates in the Christian movement is found in Galatians 2, with Peter in one corner and Paul in the...

Coffee Shop, Sunday afternoon. Behind their favorite hot brewed beverages sit two people just like you and me. One of the two is...

If you are not familiar with the Advent season of the church, I refer you to the sermon I preached last year on the subject. You can...

"And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons...

Now let's look at those unusual passages in the Bible, remembering that they reflect the sensibilities of post-exilic conservative Jews...

Data over Dogma is a popular podcast that features Bible scholar Dan McClellan and Atheist Dan Beecher interacting with biblical material...

Thoughts on the Authorship of Scripture We cannot be dependent on the “original autographs,” not only because we do not have them, but...

You've seen optical illusions- they're everywhere. In times past, decorators and artists would produce paintings called trompe l'oeil...

Many churchgoing believers are given the impression that the Bible is totally unique among written works. We are taught that in subject...

There once was a book called the Bible But some people labeled it libel "Why?" you may ask It was taken to task For promoting a God who's...

Hermeneutics is a ten-dollar word that describes how we derive meaning from texts. Rendering thoughts into language, recording and...

Rhetoric… So what? What are the implications for us, modern readers of the Gospel of John? And what might be of value in applying ancient...

While only a few privileged denizens of antiquity had access to an education in rhetoric, nearly everyone experienced it in some way as...

Would you build a theological doctrine on a peroration element? Hopefully, you'd think twice since the peroration is all about an...

So you want to convince a judge, jury or marketplace crowd to support your policy, vote for your candidate or find your client not...

Assumptions aren't all bad. Of course, they sometimes draw their energy from unfair stereotypes or unexamined beliefs we unconsciously...