Is a 2000+ year old story relevant to an age of nuclear threats and nation-state saber rattling? How did Christ Jesus challenge the prejudices of his time to forever alter the freedom of mankind? Christ Jesus declared, “I came not to send peace, but a sword” (Matt. 10:34). This man of unspeakable love that knew […]
The fact that our New Testament contains four Gospels by four writers with four viewpoints can sometimes be tricky to navigate when some events of Jesus’ life are told differently. Yet there are substantial blessings in having these four accounts for Bible students twenty centuries later: we gain a fuller picture and understanding of Christ […]
Welcome to another video blog from a recent trip to Israel. Here I talk about Jesus’ home at Capernaum and his ancient ministry. “He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea…”. So writes Matthew in 4:13, introducing the reader to this central location of Christ Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee. Capernaum […]
Welcome to another video blog from a recent trip to Israel. This is one of my favorite sites, Caesarea Philippi, filled with spiritual insights. Because there are two “Caesarea’s” mentioned in the New Testament, it’s helpful to understand their distinctions. One is on the Mediterranean sea (Caesarea Maritima) on Israel’s western coast and was the […]
