Tag: Jesus

Article | Reinterpreting the Thief on the Cross in Context

The story of the thief on the cross is too often used as a pawn in arguments about baptism, but what was Luke’s intention with this story?

October 9, 2025
Article | The Church’s Response to Political Violence

The church’s response to the violence and death in our country and around the world is to pave a path of peace and nonviolence that reflects a different way of being human by shining the light of Jesus.

September 12, 2025
Article | Modern Politics in Ancient Jewish Synagogues

One of the best ways for modern Christians to begin thinking about politics is to look at what Jesus did in synagogues.

August 28, 2025
Podcast | Who Wrote the Gospel of John?

The Gospel of John is typically thought to have been written by John the Apostle, but is this the case? Who is the Beloved Disciple in the story? Did the Beloved Disciple write the Gospel or just tell the stories that became the Gospel of John?

May 15, 2025
Article | Expanding the Meaning of “Pro-Life”

To be pro-life, in the fullest, biblical, Jesus-defined sense of the term is not to care whether the unborn get to take their first breathe and then consider our job done, it is to seek for all people in all situations to the best of our ability to aid them into the fullness of life…

May 8, 2025
Podcast | Who Wrote the Gospel of Luke?

Was the author of Luke-Acts a traveling companion of Paul? Is there any connection between Luke-Acts and Paul’s letters? What do we know about the author?

May 1, 2025
Article | Discussion and Disagreement: Why I Do the Podcast

Spencer and I do not always see eye to eye on the subjects we discuss on the podcast. So why do I continue to be a part of these conversations? Read to find out.

April 24, 2025
Podcast | How to Love Your Neighbor in Polarizing Times

Currently, it seems that our country and even many Christians are struggling to figure out how to love their neighbor. What does it look like to love the poor or the immigrant? Who is my neighbor? Is there a hierarchy of love determining whom I am to love first?

February 13, 2025
Article | Immanuel: The God of Salvation

Jesus came to earth as “the way” to the fullness of life in relationship with God.

December 17, 2024
Article | Immanuel: The God of Humanity

God coming to dwell with us in Jesus means that God suffers with us.

December 10, 2024