THE SCROLL AND THE PRISONER
A note to the reader: This article is a theological reflection inspired in part by The Chosen. The series dramatizes the Scriptures. Thus there are moments, conversations and reactions that are depictions. By the same token, my observations in this article are grounded in the actual chapters from Isaiah. Two Stories, One Book, One God: […]
MICAH: HOW LOW CAN YOU GO
Last night at dinner time I joined up with about 15 men who love God and study the bible. Toward the end of the evening we circled up and spoke our heart. One man, Michael, read a verse from Micah that was on his. It so happens that the names Michael and Micah share a […]
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GENESIS, EXODUS, THE LAST SUPPER, AND PASSOVER HOPE
Arcs and Parallels: From Genesis and Exodus to Cana, the Last Supper, and Passover Hope This article is another in a study I’ve themed “Two stories. One book. One God.” The strongest way to read the Last Supper in the New Testament is against the Passover in the Tenach or Old Testament. Not only against […]
FROM DESTRUCTION TO PROMISE AND BACK AGAIN
Tisha B’Av, Menachem, and the Promise of Consolation Tisha B’Av is the 9th day of the month of Av. The day commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples. Tisha B’Av gathers together some of the deepest themes in Jewish memory: destruction, exile, lament, and yet the stubborn refusal to let grief have […]
THE PROPHETIC ROADMAP OF SEVEN SIGNS
A Speculative Reading of John’s Seven Signs as a Historical Trajectory Overview: The story of Israel and the story of the Yesuah Hamashiach come together in one book. The bible is comprised of interwoven arcs and typological parallels. It is famously said that “The new is in the old concealed; the old is in the […]
THE CROWNED NUMBERS
The Crowned Numbers of the Passion: Moses, Jonah, and the Shroud A numerical, mystical, and forensic journey from Sinai to the Shroud—reader discretion advised. Before we begin, a gentle warning: this is not a light read. We will move from Hebrew letters and numbers to crowns and nails, from Moses’ veil to Jonah’s fish, from […]
CALLED BY THE LIGHT
Worship Leaders Called By Name Two Stories, One Book, One God Exodus 3:2-4—And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now […]
A NEW TEAM WITH REDRAWN BOUNDARIES
God’s New Team Is Ready To Take On the World Please pardon my sports metaphors. Between the basketball finals and the World Cup, it just seems to be a good useful frame to work with in this article as I “write to think.” When the Book of Acts opens, God is not just saving individuals. […]
WHAT’S WRONG WITH WONDERING?
There is nothing wrong with wondering. Curiosity is not a flaw — it is one of the most natural and human responses we possess. Intelligent people have always been thinkers. They ask questions. They notice patterns. They refuse to look away from striking alignments in history simply because those alignments might challenge long-held assumptions. To […]