In our social media society everyone else’s grass is greener, pics are prettier, and life is more interesting than ours. We feel the constant pressure to perform before an ever watching online audience, and it can be overwhelming. On top of that, we have pressures in our marriages, difficulties at work, failures, diseases, suffering, andContinueContinue reading “What Does the Bible Say About Suicide?”
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My Undying Love for Matthew’s Gospel
“When one finally reaches the narrative of Christ’s final day beginning in Matthew 26:20, the text has become so thick, so intricately woven together by internal referentiality, Old Testament allusion and typology, and prophetic fulfillment–not to mention the constant background hum of Psalmic chant, that the narrative becomes suffocatingly claustrophobic, like sinking into the bestContinueContinue reading “My Undying Love for Matthew’s Gospel”
Judah and Judas Are the Same Name
The history of Bible translation has placed a huge stumbling block in our path. It’s not a Gospel issue, but it is an issue of immense symbolism, allusion, and typology. I’m speaking about the name translated ‘Judas Iscariot’. If you have ever read the Greek translation of the OT (the Septuagint), you probably already know whatContinueContinue reading “Judah and Judas Are the Same Name”
‘Keyword Learning System’: A Great Discipleship Resource
Can you guess which book of the Bible this picture represents? Hmm…We’ve got an apple core paddling a holy saint. But that core is dressed like an indian. He’s a core…indian. And there’s just one, not two. Hmm…one core-indian…one corindian…FIRST CORINTHIANS! The picture above is one of 66 slides that we use at College StreetContinueContinue reading “‘Keyword Learning System’: A Great Discipleship Resource”
The Danger of Loyalty to One Bible Translation
We all have a favorite Bible. It may be that one you’ve had since college that has so many highlighter marks, underlines, and notes that you can hardly read the verse numbers any longer. It may be that study Bible that is your go-to when you come across tough passages. Whatever the case, we allContinueContinue reading “The Danger of Loyalty to One Bible Translation”
Hosea and His Filthy Bride (Part 2)
[Jacob Morrison is an Assistant Pastor at Palmetto Hills Presbyterian Church in Simpsonville, SC.] One a wedding day, the groom anticipates his bride walking down the aisle in a brilliant white dress in radiant beauty. But what if when the congregation stood and those back doors were thrown open, the bride was found standing inContinueContinue reading “Hosea and His Filthy Bride (Part 2)”
Genesis 6: Sons of God, Nephilim, and Watchers?
Genesis 6 is baffling. Many scholars would argue that the story about “sons of God” procreating with the “daughters of man” needs to be demythologized. Others, Darren Aronofsky for example, would argue that we need to embrace the mythology of Genesis. They claim it is a story from an epoch when the mind of mankindContinueContinue reading “Genesis 6: Sons of God, Nephilim, and Watchers?”