[An excerpt from the first chapter of Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus (Zondervan, 2012)] What does it mean that Jesus lived as a Jewish rabbi who called and trained disciples? And how does learning about his teachings in their original context enable us to better live out our calling? Jesus’ first followers responded [...]
No one is innocent of harming others through gossip. Is there any way to improve what comes out of our mouths?
Why does the Bible begin with the second letter of the alphabet, not the first? To show that not all knowledge is accessible to man, but some is reserved for God himself.
We modern Christians struggle more to understand our Bibles than many people throughout history.
The Jewish prayers of Jesus and Paul were very different than how we do today. Discovering how they “blessed” the Lord can enrich our faith.
Jesus used elegant rabbinic reasoning to rule that healing was permissible on the Sabbath
“Our father in heaven” doesn’t quite mean what you think.
How we invest the gifts God gives us really does matter.
Sometimes God uses traditions from pagan origins to his glory.
The famous pool lay undiscovered because of the properties of living water.