“Do Not Be Afraid!” The Urgent Message of Easter Messengers
What fears do you, like the two Marys in Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 28:1-10), bring with you to the tomb this Easter week? Perhaps never in our lifetimes has it been as easy to identify a ...
His Mission: Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
His Mission is a compilation of expositions by eight different authors and a written account of a panel discussion that took place with four of those same contributors. These works were compiled under the direction ...
The Drama of Ephesians: Participating in the Triumph of God
Timothy Gombis is associate professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His PhD dissertation was on divine warfare in Ephesians. Can you remember the last time you read Paul’s ...
Preach the Word – March/April 2020
Volume 23, Number 4 What's the Point? I have a confession to make. I once attended Joel Osteen’s church. Okay, twice. I went twice. My wife and I lived in Houston, TX for a year, ...
D̶o̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶H̶a̶v̶e̶ Where Are Your Blind Spots?
Isn’t it quite stunning in Sunday’s gospel (John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39) that the only one besides Jesus who seems to see things clearly is a blind-from-birth beggar? The disciples see this blind beggar, but they ...