If I were a liberal one of the first places of Scripture I’d target as inauthentic is 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. There is such a disjunction between these verses and the next sixteen chapters. If you read those first nine verses… Continue Reading
“The whole book of Job is about the question, Who is right about Job: God or Satan?” –Dick Keyes That bothers me. Job’s family died. He lost all his possessions. He developed painful sores. He had to deal with a… Continue Reading
“And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord, carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing…” Can you imagine if this happened to you? You were… Continue Reading
I read a helpful illustration somewhere about the nature of pastoral ministry. The illustration likened ministry to mowing around a troublesome stump in your yard. Ultimately things would be easier if the stump were removed and you could just mow… Continue Reading