Did Curiosity Kill the Christian?
“You’re just burying your head in the sand!” Have you ever been accused of this? When a person of one belief can’t convince a person of a different belief to change his or her mind, the unsuccessful persuader might use this phrase to imply that the fault lies not in their incredible powers of argumentation […]
Jesus Was Born: How Then Shall We Live?
Every year Christmas comes and Christmas goes. When I was a child, it felt like I waited all year for Christmas. And then for a few glorious hours I was opening presents, throwing wrapping paper on the floor, throwing new socks over my shoulder and out of my mind, and throwing food—my favorite was always […]
The Paradox of Christmas | Advent Devotional 3
Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place […]
Still the One? | Advent Devotional 2
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” Matthew 11:2-3 On this Sunday of Advent, churches around the world will read John the Baptist’s plaintive question: “Are […]
Don’t Say Patience! | Advent Devotional 1
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; From his roots a Branch will bear fruit. Isaiah 11:1 “Don’t say patience. I hate it when people say patience. Everyone says patience!” A wily Lutheran pastor spoke these cheeky-yet-dead-serious words to me in a 2015 job interview. He asked me what the Lord had […]
Was Jesus Just a Historical Fabrication? The Non-Christian Texts
Some relatively early non-Christian sources mention the person of Jesus. Can they help settle the question on if Jesus was just a historical fabrication?
Was Jesus Just a Historical Fabrication? The Quest!
When and why did people start questioning the historical existence of Jesus? The foundations tell us a lot about the goals.
Was Jesus Just a Zoroastrian Knockoff?
A recent accusation states that Jesus, and the whole Bible for that matter, is a derivative of Zoroastrian religion. What do the experts say?
Was Jesus Just Based On Pagan Myths?
Some critics claim that the life of Jesus was just based on pagan myths, such as Mithra or Horus. Is this copy cat Jesus the real Jesus?
Was Jesus Just Another Divinized Human Being?
Was the divinity of Jesus a fabrication based on the Roman emperor cult or other divinized human beings? Not according to the Romans!
