New Testament

I spoke recently at Calvary Church on "Lowly Servants, Holy Saints" from Philippians 1:1-2. Check it out here (about 30 minutes), or here: I've also spoken on a… — June 4, 2024

Here's my recent sermon, "Lowly Servants, Holy Saints" on Philippians 1:1-2, preached at Calvary Church of Souderton on May 5, 2024. My main point: Servants and saints share… — June 3, 2024

On Saturday (April 8) at 1:00 am I was picked up by Moses, the LIFES (= Liberia International Fellowship of Evangelical Students) staff-worker, and his family.  Shannon joined… — July 13, 2017

Do you ignore your dreams? Christmas is a good season to pay attention to them. Do you know where the highest concentration of dreams occurs in the Bible?… — December 9, 2016

Has anyone ever asked you to steal a brand new car for them?  It's never happened to me, but I'm not sure about the rest of you. Jesus… — March 25, 2016

How loyal are your friends? Have they ever hurt you, let you down, or perhaps even betrayed you? If you've been disappointed by someone close to you, then… — March 24, 2016

I was preaching at a church this past weekend, Palm Sunday, and was given five texts to preach from in 10 minutes.  It was an Episcopal church, they cover… — March 23, 2016

Immediately before Jesus gives his final words to his disciples, perhaps his most famous address, often called The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), the text includes a curious phrase.… — August 10, 2015

According to the Bible, Jesus wasn't dead for three days.  It was closer to a day and a half, perhaps just over a day.  Which day?  The Sabbath.… — April 1, 2015

I received an email from a friend a few days ago.  She asked about the duplication and repetition in Scripture, specifically why there were two versions of the… — August 24, 2014

No other city of the world has been at the center of history for four millenia. Abraham almost sacrificed his son Isaac there (Gen. 22). Adoni-bezek lost his thumbs and… — August 10, 2014

I was speaking at the InterVarsity group at the University of Maryland on God Behaving Badly a few weeks ago, and I got to the end where I… — May 7, 2014

 In 1985, when I was a grad student in Industrial Engineering at Stanford, I took a course on Organizational Death. Why do companies fail, and what lessons can… — February 24, 2014

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.  If he weren't assassinated and didn't die for any other reason, he'd be 205 today. In the Old Testament, my field, people… — February 12, 2014

This year the official Christmas season is the shortest it ever gets. My wife Shannon says it begins immediately after Thanksgiving, although many stores seem to think Christmas… — December 16, 2013

In Jesus, God was with his people. In the Old Testament, God was with his people. In the present time, God is with his people. Here are a… — December 11, 2013

Do you need a speaker for a conference, a seminar, a retreat, a class, a sermon?  Yes, I'm available, but if for whatever reason I'm not the person… — December 9, 2013

"Is it possible that the Exodus never happened at all?"   Just to be clear, I think it did (although we might quibble about some of the details),… — November 22, 2013