

Give until it stops feeling good
We sometimes say that giving is not good because it can hurt them, but what if it hurts you? There are things about us that God wants us...


Having not done it, I assume it can’t be done
one plus two equals zero without three. life along the riverbank, Kerala, India Matthew 19.21 If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your...


how much did Mary know?
We have fairly convincing evidence that Mary saw Jesus as her son, not the Son of God A bramble of overhead wires in downtown Cluj,...


Why was she standing outside?
You’re not going to like this one. The question must be asked: Why was Mary outside? Why did Jesus refuse to speak with her? Why did he...


The Flat-Earthers
What you don't know could fill books from here to eternity A communist-era guard tower on the Romanian-Hungarian border, taken from the...


Welcome! Please stand over there. A little more. A little more. Thank you.
the Jerusalem Council: lessons for how your church greeters must not act. honeybee on a thistle. Barajul Drăgan (the Dragan dam), near...


Hint: I’m not asking if you love me
Jesus asks Peter three times if he loves him. We are told that because Peter denied Jesus three times, Jesus forgives him three times....


Jacob, Jonah, and John
John 21.15-19 John 21.15-19 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than...


the Rock gives it up to be a Pillar
becoming the stumbling stone Galatians 1–2 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of...


What do you mean, “we”?
If we’re not a “we”, then we’re a “you”. The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest is a collection of houses, churches,...


It is no exaggeration to say that hyperbole never occurs in the teachings of Scripture
Greek is a full language: capable of saying anything the authors wanted to say. Jesus could have said “be generous”. He didn't.


GREEK & HEBREW: not doing it in more than one language
If we don't do it in English, will we do it if we learn Greek and Hebrew? The fence of faces at the National Museum of the Romanian...


CHRISTIAN FINANCIAL CONCEPTS. Oh, the humanity!
Is it possible to mention "Christian" and "wealth" in the same sentence?