Jesus’ life

Not the sanitized nostalgic nativity of suburbia

Not the sanitized nostalgic nativity of suburbia

This Christmas season (2011) I’ve been reading in Matthew’s Gospel. As with my reading in John’s Gospel I have combined the reading of Scripture within an historical theological commentary. Sometimes it gets a bit cumbersome and I long to simply embrace Jesus but I recognize that it’s important to school my thinking about my Savior to see how he describes… Read more →

Jesus and Women

Jesus and Women

This is an interesting video, Simon Smart talks to Ben Witherington III, Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky about the revolutionary nature of Jesus’ treatment of women. Good stuff. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/14172103].

Evaluating Jesus’ Relationships Part 1

Evaluating Jesus’ Relationships Part 1

By understanding how Jesus related to the people around him as described in the four gospels we can understand how He treats people today. That’s the idea. Here is how I think we can evaluate them. Take a look at it and make your comments either here or on Facebook. Thanks for your help. The chart is 3D and contrasts… Read more →