All Things Biblical

Here is some information on my recently published book. I hope you like it.

Women in the Gospel of Mark: Characterization through Literary & Gender Analysis This book provides a literary analysis of every passage dealing with women in the Gospel of Mark. This analysis is placed against a first-century understanding of women to show how both the author …

This is a short message on the imminence and transcendence of God.

THINKING ABOUT GOD This is a short message on thinking about the transcendence and immanence of God.

This post contains a short message delivered at Fullness Christian Fellowship on Narrative Pictures from the Cross.

Narrative Pictures from the Cross This short post is about narrative pictures in the Gospels that show Jesus to be the substitute for humankind.

This was a short devotion I brought on a morning of prayer on January 24, 2024.

Quenching Our Thirst This is a short devotion I offered on a morning of prayer on January 24, 2024.

This is a short devotional I offered at Fullness Christian Fellowship during a morning of prayer on January 18, 2024.

Golden Lampstands (2 Chron. 4:19-20; Rev. 1:12-13, 20; 2:1-7) Introduction Often when my daughter and I would ride in the car, we would play word games. I would say, “Look at that apalea.” She’d say, “Daddy, that’s …

(1 Corinthians 1:18-25) While I was in seminary, I had a friend, named David, visit me from my hometown. We used to play music together in bands, and he was curious about why I had given music up for religious studies. I often tried to witness to David, much to his dismay. Once we were driving to a job, and I said, “I think Hi**er was right in trying to exterminate the Jews.” He said, “What?” And pulled the car over to the side of the highway—to let me out, I think....

It All Depends on Where We Stand (1 Corinthians 1:18-25) While I was in seminary, I had a friend, named David, visit me from my hometown. We used to play music together in bands, and he was curious about why I had given music up f…

(Romans 12:1-8) I have been reading a recent dissertation accepted by the University of Aberdeen by a dear friend and former student, Samantha Smith. Dr. Smith asks the haunting research question: “What is the experience of living in a body that has been traumatized by sexual assault/violence and continuing in the faith?” As she interviews seven women who have been wounded and often feel disconnected from their bodies, she discusses what she calls “embodied theology”—namely, faith lived out in the body....

How Beautiful Is The Body Of Christ (Romans 12:1-8) I have been reading a recent dissertation accepted by the University of Aberdeen by a dear friend and former student, Samantha Smith. Dr. Smith asks the haunting research question: …

INTRODUCTION Happy Fourth-of-July Weekend! This greeting means something for those of us in the United States, and perhaps in England. Someone from England once said to me: “You call it Independence Day; we call Insurrection Day.” But the Fourth-of-July does not resonate with those from other countries. One of the things I have always appreciated about Fullness is its international focus....

Who’s in Charge? INTRODUCTION             Happy Fourth-of-July Weekend! This greeting means something for those of us in the United States, and perhaps in Engl…

Two Ways, Two Hearts Today, I’d like provide you an anatomy lesson on the snare drum! I’m not going to teach you how to play a snare drum, but to know something about the snare drum so that when you begin to play it, you’ll understand how it works. Unlike all the other drums in a drum set, this drum always has two heads—a top head and a bottom head....

An Anatomy of Wisdom and the Heart Two Ways, Two Hearts Today, I’d like provide you an anatomy lesson on the snare drum!  I’m not going to teach you how to play a snare drum, but to know something about the …

I just published a new message on Jesus' Healing of the Ten Lepers in Luke 17 the-stare-of-his-grace

Healing the Ten Lepers, Luke 17:11-19 We all love stories. One of the interesting things about stories is that they can be told differently For instance, legend has it that Ernest Hemmingway, known for his concise language, once won a wager that he could tell a story in just six words. He then wrote on a napkin: “For sale. Baby shoes....

The Stare of His Grace Healing the Ten Lepers, Luke 17:11-19 We all love stories. One of the interesting things about stories is that they can be told differently For instance, legend has it that Ernest Hemmingway, known…