From Acts 4-6 The apostles were arrested, threatened and then released. They are afraid and need help. They recall the Psalms and what they predicted would happen to the Christ (i.e. Jesus). They ask God for boldness and courage [ Read More … ]
New Testament Scholar and Historian NT Wright delivered a series of sermons on Acts. Here is a whole stack of links.
From John 19-21 Jesus is in Pilates custody. Pilate questions him and he soon learns Jesus is no ordinary prisoner. He is the king of the Jews. But he is no ordinary king either. He [ Read More … ]
From John 13-15 Jesus knows his hour is coming when he will be glorified on the cross. How would you approach your death? Jesus approaches his death, uses some of his last moments to serve [ Read More … ]
From John 9-10 Jesus heals a man of his blindness on the Sabbath. This strikes controversy among the Jews. The incident gets us to answer a simple question. Is Jesus the one who enables people [ Read More … ]
I just buttressed my introduction on the New Perspective if anyone’s interested.
Contents 20 years, Jesus Freak. Spectators or Participants? (RJS) How Much Social Capital do you have at Church? (by Michelle Van Loon) Tablets and Tables (by Sean Palmer) Forget the Fish Already! (RJS) Follow/Don’t Follow [ Read More … ]
From John 5-6 Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath. The incident raises questions about how people view him and what is appropriate to do on the Sabbath. Many can’t see beyond the fact he [ Read More … ]
From John 1-2 John the baptist was prophesied to come before the promised one. He has been sent by God to baptize people with water and point them to the coming of another who will [ Read More … ]
I accidentally read a whole commentary on Romans. I got it in the first case because it applies two concepts to its reading of Romans I’m interested in. A reading of Romans which engages with the interlocutor Paul [ Read More … ]