Redemption is always deliverance from captivity. The sword must cut not only the bonds but also the captors. The trainer wheels are off today. We are going to read...
The notion that we could move away from God’s Forming Words and remain culturally productive—or even literate—is proving to be an arrogant mistake. “Truly,...
Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus is a puzzle because he omits a number of names in order to present a triple sequence of 14 generations....
The prophetic texts are the most difficult parts of the Bible to understand. And, when it comes to baffling the reader, they are no...
One Body in Sickness and in Health Does the world really need another commentary on the Book of Isaiah? Well, does the world ever...
Turning back time in Revelation 8:7-11:19 Identifying the pattern of Genesis 1 in later texts as either a literary device or in the way...
When I came across James B. Jordan’s lectures in the mid 2000s, including his series on Revelation, I realised that, for the first time,...
Covenant Structure in Isaiah 40:1-8 When it comes to understanding Scripture, location is everything. This is especially true when it comes to the prophets....
Bible Symbols in the Wild The reason that so much of the Bible goes right over our heads is our inability to read the...
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Exposing Nakedness “Picasso did not paint for the eyes but for the gut. He painted for the gut that the eyes might be opened.”...