A Hebrew Summer

In just a few moments, we will finish filming A Hebrew Summer, our online Bible study through the book of Hebrews. Over the last two and a half weeks, I have had the privilege of sitting down with fifteen different teachers as we worked our way through this incredible New Testament book. We didn’t record the […]

What moves you?

We’ve all been there. The moment. That moment when something takes over. Anger. Frustration. Fear. Anxiety. Worry. Whatever it is. You feel it. And then it starts moving things around inside of you. Your thoughts. Your words. Your attitude. Your body language. Your actions. Sometimes before you even realize what’s happening. Someone says something. And […]

Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 1

The Problem With Prophetic Years I was recently on a podcast and had a great time discussing the Bible, prophecy, Daniel’s seventy weeks, and the dating of Jesus’ death. One of the topics that came up was calendaring systems and how we arrive at some of the dates that are commonly presented in Bible studies, […]

Are We More Certain Than We Should Be?

Every Easter season the debates begin again. Was Jesus crucified on Friday? Was it Thursday? Was it Wednesday? Someone pulls out a chart. Someone else pulls out an astronomical table. Before long, people are counting backward, counting forward, calculating moon phases, and debating ancient calendars as if they have a first-century Jewish almanac sitting on […]

It Matters What you Accept

Not everything that enters your life leaves you unchanged. Some things strengthen your identity.Other things slowly replace it. That’s why Genesis 14 is such a powerful moment in Abram’s life. After a great victory, the king of Sodom offers Abram the spoils of war. And Abram refuses. Why? Because Abram understood that some gifts come […]

Toddlers and Toys

You ever notice how tightly a toddler can hold on to something? A toy.A cracker.A random stick they found in the yard five minutes ago. You try to take it away and suddenly it becomes the most valuable object on earth. And honestly… adults aren’t always that different. We just trade toys for land.For status.For […]