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Not Afraid of the Antichrist
The ebook of Not Afraid of the Antichrist (by Michael Brown and Craig Keener) is on sale at the Baker…
God Plays Favorites
Ps 136:17-22: God “struck down great kings, for his faithful love continues forever; and slew great kings, for…
Slow to Anger
Some people resent biblical pictures of God’s wrath. They complain that God is supposed to be nice, so…
Is it literally his body and blood?—Mark 14:22-24
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave…
Jesus must be our Lord
Today I read a scholar who says that the claim Jesus is Lord is imperialistic, reflecting the Roman…
Culture Shapes What We Think is Cultural and Leaves Us All with Blind Spots
Almost everyone today recognizes that at least some texts address local situations. Most Christians, for example, do not…
Contextualization and Scripture: Understanding the Nature of Cross-Cultural Communication
I asked my dear friend, neighbor, and missiology colleague at my former seminary, Samuel Escobar, where biblical studies…
Faith in Jesus is Not About Social Superiority
Any Christian who looks down on members of another faith or looks down on anyone because of sins…