All Things Biblical

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.

(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: …