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Look around today. Look at the world. Look at the people, cars, businesses, and houses. Look at the sun, trees, and animals. Look at culture, entertainment, technology, and news. This is our world. This is the beautiful and broken, the lovely and languishing. This is the place we live. There’s sin here. We can feel it. We know it. It’s a personal issue for us and everyone we see, but it’s also a cosmic problem…
We’re all looking for hope, for remedy, for something or someone to help us as we live life. And this isn’t a ‘religious idea,’ this is reality. Look at the video produced today from one the most influential companies in the world. At today’s Apple Event…
Imagine living 2,000 years ago in Palestine. You are a Jewish man or woman, with the cultural customs associated. But also imagine you have the same knowledge you possess right now about Jesus: You know he’s the Son of God, the Savior, the Messiah; you know that his life and death are going to change the world; you know who he is…
Years from now people on earth will not talk about you and I. They won’t recall our lives, rehash memories about us, or even remember us. We will be forgotten. Many places in the Bible show this, but this pressed me in an indirect way reading…
Tonight I begin my first reading retreat. I will be going to a hotel for two nights to sit at the hotel desk, drink lots of coffee, and spend an extended amount of time reading. I first heard of the idea from Tony Reinke, who mentioned it on a podcast I was listening to…
The blog title is meant to be provocative. Christians will never see death? What a lie! Certainly, such an objection has merit. I don’t need to waste space in this paragraph explaining the reality of death. We all know it well—too well. And unless Jesus returns first, we will experience it. “To dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19)…
I recently was watching a lecture online where the professor was surveying ancient history. When he arrived at the Roman Empire, he cited important dates, such as some conquests and emperors. But here he also mentioned Jesus, who lived from 4 B.C.E. (the acronym he preferred) until around 33 C.E…
During Christmas season, we wonder in the stories about Jesus’ birth—recounting the star, the magi, the manger, and the shepherds. We sing songs praising the mystery of the Incarnation. We wonder at the angelic visions and pronouncements. The consolation of Israel is celebrated; Mary’s faith is upheld; Jesus’ purpose in coming and presence as Immanuel is exalted. This is good, right, and fitting. But what about Joseph?…
When Jesus was transfigured (meaning, ‘transformed’) on the mountain, he spoke with Elijah and Moses. But what is fascinating is the topic of their conversation: “They spoke about his exodus” (Luke 9:31, literal translation). I was struck by this because one of these men speaking to Jesus is the original exodus deliverer himself…
Jesus’ favorite title for himself was not “Son of God.” Neither was it “Lord” or “Christ.” The title he most frequently used for himself was “Son of Man.” Why is this?…
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