Rob Bell on How to Read the Bible
Wednesday/December/2013 10:56
“I don’t read the Bible like a flat line.”Notes on Colossians 1:25, 26
Monday/December/2013 14:16
In the passage before us, the apostle Paul talks about his own ministry. Ken Schenck: Common Denominator of Scripture
Monday/December/2013 07:29
Guest blog by Ken Schenck, Dean of Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University and Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry. “What would a hermeneutic look like today that tried to recapture the "inerrancy" of the pre-modern era?” Read More...N.T. Wright on Pauline Authorship
Friday/November/2013 15:44
Thanks to the Reformedish Derek Rishmawy for this quote from N. T. Wright’s new (and huge) book on the teachings of the apostle Paul, Paul and the Faithfulness of God. Read More...Notes on Amos 7:7-17
Thursday/June/2013 19:08
This is an interesting face-off. Here we have the representative of official state-sanctioned religion confronting a rough, working class prophet. Read More...Notes on Amos 7:1-6
Wednesday/June/2013 09:35
Here we see the prophet at prayer. Most often, in the book of Amos, we hear the prophet's voice denouncing the nations and predicting their coming doom. Here we see him at prayer for the nation — pleading for them to be spared. Read More...Yes. Jesus Had Female Disciples
Friday/May/2013 11:33
Some helpful remarks from John P. Meier’s book A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (Volume 3: Companions and Competitors). Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:24
Friday/April/2013 11:49
"I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church." Read More...Notes on John 10:22-30
Wednesday/April/2013 14:44
This is a continuation of Jesus’ claim to be the Good Shepherd. This incident comments on the material that appears in the first part of this chapter. Read More...Maddox: Scripture and the Analogy of Faith
Monday/April/2013 17:07
Randy Maddox on John Wesley’s principles for interpreting Scripture.Notes on Amos 3:9-15
Thursday/March/2013 15:47
The prophet calls the surrounding nations to witness against YHWH's Chosen People. Read More...Notes on Amos 3:3-8
Tuesday/February/2013 11:40
The opening verses of chapter 3 identify the people against whom Amos is prophesying: "the whole family that [God] brought up out of the land of Egypt." Now, in verses 3-8, Amos talks about his own role as a prophet. Read More...Notes on Luke 4:1-13
Thursday/February/2013 08:19
I really like the way Luke tells the story of Jesus’ temptation. Notes on Amos 3:1, 2
Friday/February/2013 16:12
It is amazing how self-critical the Hebrew Scriptures are. They do not glorify the nation or it's heroes. The nation's critics were remembered — they were remembered as prophets who told them, in advance, of the danger that lay ahead for them. Read More...It Matters What God You Trust
Thursday/January/2013 11:16
Reflections and a Prayer on Psalm 115:8, 9: There is a profound thought here: we become like the God we trust. Read More...T. C. Moore: The Father Heart of God: Setting the Lonely in Families
Tuesday/January/2013 14:43
A Guest blog by T. C. Moore. “But … God … twelve years ago, broke into my life like a home invasion, rescued me, and revealed himself to me. God showed himself to be my true home, my true family. God offered me unconditional love and a new mission to demonstrate that love to the world.” Read More...More Notes on Colossians 1:21-23.
Wednesday/December/2012 18:03
Nice little sermon outline from yesterday’s post, huh? Yes, but it’s missing something. At the time, I was very consciously leaving out point #5: The Means of Reconciliation. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:21-23.
Tuesday/December/2012 14:45
The apostle Paul has been emphasizing the greatness of Christ. The verses just before this speak of Christ as the Head of the Church. Paul now personalizes the message: reminding his readers of the way Christ has changed their lives: reconciling them to God. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:18-20
Wednesday/November/2012 11:05
By virtue of his resurrection, Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church. Notes on Colossians 1:16,17
Tuesday/November/2012 09:40
Christ does not belong to us alone. Christ is the Savior of all. Christ is not only found within. Christ is found all around. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:15
Wednesday/November/2012 10:46
In his rebuttal to the Colossian "worship of angels", the apostle Paul directs his readers’ attention to Jesus Christ. Christ is the focus of our faith. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:13, 14
Tuesday/October/2012 11:44
The apostle’s prayer is followed by a statement about the Gospel’s effect on his readers’ lives. Read More...The NT Authors' Intentions
Monday/September/2012 13:57
The New Testament writers would not have been able to be able to envision the New Testament as we currently have it, but they were convinced they were delivering authoritative teaching.Read More...
Reflections on the Song of Solomon
Wednesday/September/2012 09:10
“A Few Notes on Isaiah 6:1-3
Friday/June/2012 15:32
A few comments on Isaiah 6:1-3: this text comes up fairly often in the Lectionary. Read More...Melchizedek
Tuesday/March/2012 18:03
Plowing through all the nonsense that has been written about the figure of Melchizedek in the book of Hebrews. Read More...Adam Clarke on Luke 2:15-21
Monday/December/2011 12:12
Adam Clarke’s Commentary on Luke 2:15-21.