What Does It Mean to Worship in ‘Spirit and in Truth’?
Each year, the Christian world sees two Easter Sundays, each occasionally overlapping with Jewish Passover. But in Israel-Palestine a small…
The Meaning of ‘Gentiles,’ Part 2: The Jew-Gentile Relationship in the New Testament
Read part 1, “Tracing the Meaning of ‘Gentiles’ in the Bible,“ here. Are we actually all equal in God’s eyes?…
Tracing the Meaning of ‘Gentiles’ in the Bible, Part 1
It’s never fun to find yourself in the out-group. Something about the way humans organize themselves almost seems to require…
The Torah Can Guide Your Search for a Healthy Church
‘This feels like when my parents announced they were getting divorced after I graduated high school. I wondered how much…
Is It Good or Bad to Become Like God?
Many Christians aspire to be “like God” in certain respects—to be loving, just, merciful, wise—and indeed, this might even be…
‘I Am Who I Am’? The Real Meaning of God’s Name in Exodus
The Hebrews, languishing under the whips of their oppressors, did not need to know simply that God exists. They needed to know that he was present with them.
Jesus Was Probably Born in a Relative’s House, Not an Inn
The Christ child was not born in a stable alone with the animals but in a small house crowded with people—the kinds of people he came to save.
Does Leviticus Permit the Abuse of Slaves? Examining an Ancient Israelite Slave Law
Robb Coleman dissects a tricky passage in Leviticus concerning the treatment of foreign slaves in ancient Israelite slave law.
