From pastoral shepherd caring for his flock to mighty warrior bent on destruction — here are two New Testament views of Christ so opposite that, on first glance, they seem incompatible. The Gospels and the book of Revelation give both. Why? One of the favorite tourist treasures from a trip to Jerusalem is visiting a […]
Breaking barriers in Joppa: Lessons in Inclusion
One of the wondrous things of landing at Tel Aviv’s shiny, modern airport is being transported to an ancient Biblical site within thirty minutes of clearing customs. On a recent trip we did just that – left Ben Gurion airport for ancient Joppa, the southern part of a 1st century C.E. (Common Era) port city, […]
Why Resurrection Cover-ups Failed
Cover-ups have a bad historical track record for one reason: people talk! While that might be disastrous to a conspiracy being hatched, it was ideal for Christianity. Isn’t that one of many reasons 2.2 billion Christians continue to celebrate an event that rocked the world 21 centuries ago? And there are more. Here’s why Resurrection […]
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Gethsemane: Holy Place of Prayer
Gethsemane– a word almost universally recognized and filled with meaning like few others—is the subject of the February video and blog. Although mentioned only once each in Mark (14:32) and Matthew (26:36), Christians know it well as the place of Jesus’ difficult prayer prior to Judas’ betrayal and the Master’s arrest. […]
