The Deal with Jesus Cursing the Fig TreeMany Bible readers have probably been puzzled at the story of Jesus cursing the fig tree that is told in some of the gospels (I will only…Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
The Lord Has Need of ItIn Mark 11:3, Jesus tells his disciples to answer anyone who had an objection to untying a colt, “The Lord has need of it.” The word lord…Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
God and Suffering: Too Close for Comfort? Pt. 1I’ve been working on this post in my mind for awhile, and it is prompted by both the current pandemic and something that I saw, which…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Thoughts from Quarantine: The Gospel and Social Justice—Friends or Foes?No, I’m not really quarantined. But my mind has shifted into quarantine mode. Now that regular life has been somewhat cancelled, I feel…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
New York: You Never ChangeMy experience in New York tonight was like seeing an old love who had not changed a bit, and yet, that was the problem — I had. (At least…Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
I have the feeling that an embarrassingly small number of us in Western Christianity are anywhere…Aug 4, 2019Aug 4, 2019
Ancient Leadership Practices (3/3)This final post will be short, but it is important. Here is Titus 1:5: This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might . . . appoint…Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
Removal from the Church Is Death (2/3)Paul then, in 1 Corinthians 5:9–13, zooms out to a misunderstanding that may have led to the Corinthians’ neglect of judging the man who…Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
The Local Church as Tribal Outpost of True Israel (1/3)The following thoughts started churning after reading a chapter in Richard Hays’s Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of…Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
Come as You Are?Let’s start controversially, shall we? The other day, I was thinking about how I’ve heard many people say something to this effect: “Jesus…Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
