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Moonstruck.
In Matthew 17, a boy’s father brings him to Jesus’ disciples to be healed but they cannot do it. Since the man is “from the multitude”, that is a Gentile, his son may ...
Eat What You Find.
In Scripture, God’s people don’t come to him, but he comes to them via the word that he puts into the mouth of his prophets. In Mark, John the Baptist follows this Scr...
The Beginning Of The Gospel.
Many biblical scholars consider Mark to be the earliest production among the four gospels. Unlike Luke and Matthew, Mark contains no infancy narrative of Jesus. And co...
The Elijah To Come.
What does Jesus mean when he says that, for those who are willing to accept it, John the Forerunner “is the Elijah to come”? How does John function as Elijah in the Go...
No Statue, No Temple, No City, No King.
The Scriptural God has no representative statue, no temple and no earthly city. As such, he is unique among other deities of the ancient near east; they are made by th...
Table Fellowship.
Have You Anything Here To Eat?This episode is the audio of a sermon given on the Feast of Annunciation. The prescribed texts for the feast are Acts 1:1-12 and Luke 24:...
No History. No Harmony. Only Function.
Harmonizing the Narrative is a Betrayal of the Text.The Church considers the complete and necessary depiction of Jesus to be that which is drawn out of all four gospel...
Out Of One.
In Hebrews 2:11, it says, “for he who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all “of one.” In Greek this is ex enos - literally “out of one.” Various transl...
Do Not Be Led Astray.
The Weekly Quizzes Are Open-Book. The Final Exam Is Not.Chapter 21 of Luke is the only Gospel to use the noun form of ὑπομονῇ, often translated “patience” or “steadfas...
From A To Z.
From A To Z.When we hear Scripture, we are always beyond the grace. This is point A. And we always have the peace - point Z - ahead of us. All of the epistles of Paul ...
Nothing But The Text.
In Galatians, Paul maintains that God’s promise to Abraham was implemented in Christ; and that this “freedom from the curse” was accomplished specifically through his ...
I Am Not Ashamed.
What’s Your Problem?Hearers of the gospel often put too much emphasis on Jesus’ death as death. In Scripture, death itself is not an issue since all are dust to dust. ...
Against Hope In Hope.
When we insist on historicizing the biblical text, we diminish its value as a teaching. “Did that really happen?” we often ask and then look for verification. It is li...
Ode To The Torah.
Scripture In Four Parts.In the Torah, when the Lord delivers Israel out of Egypt, he gives commandments and statutes which they are required to keep; this Law is under...
Naked Deception, part 2.
Naked Deception! part 2: Nothing New Under The Sun.Recently my son, who is 10, was asking about God - does he love us and does he punish us? I said yes, both of those ...
Naked Deception, part 1.
Naked Deception, Part 1:Smooth Criminal.You don’t need a theological degree to understand the Bible. If you have ears to hear what the text is saying, the message can ...
Son Of Man.
You know what he said. So what are you doing here? In the Gospel of Luke, the women go to the tomb and do not find Jesus; they meet two men who remind them what Jesus ...
A Common Table.
Episode 43 - A Common Table.In the culture of the ancient Near East, to sit at a table and share a meal with someone means you are at one with that person. It is with ...
Jesus Is Lord?
“The Lordship of Jesus is on you if you trust in the word of the gospel and you become doulos xristou.” This is an extract from an audio commentary on the Gospel of Ma...
A Mouth And Wisdom.
Chapter 21 of Luke parallels the mini-apocalypse in Mark 13. Whereas Mark warns his hearers against joining in the revolt and against putting their hope in the earthly...
