Responsible Parenting: Spiritual Gifts, Mission, Marriage & Vocation Once we have a clear picture of God’s mission in this world, we are in a better position to determine how each of us can be a part of this mission. Because, you see, the world does not revolve around us, or at least it shouldn’t; it… Read More
Interview with Rick Hove
Interview with Rick Hove Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Rick Hove, Executive Director of Faculty Commons, Cru. Rick has a wonderful ministry engaging college students and also serves as an elder at Chapel Hill Bible Church. In this interview, we cover a range of topics including the final… Read More
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men?
Christmas cards frequently proclaim, and Christmas carols echo, the well-known angelic pronouncement at Jesus’ birth of “peace on earth, good will toward men.”[1] Or do they? A closer look at the actual passage in Luke 2:14 proves both intriguing and illuminating. In context, Luke opens his narrative of the birth of Jesus Christ regarding the… Read More
The Scandal of Christmas
The infancy narratives in the Gospels proclaim Jesus as the fulfillment of messianic hopes and expectations. God, however, didn’t do things the way most people expected. Our familiarity with the Christmas story may cause us to miss the unexpected wonder, shock, and newness accompanying these events. In our book The First Days of Jesus, Alexander… Read More
Jesus’s Evangelistic Strategy
In his encounter with the Samaritan woman, Jesus revealed himself as the Messiah and Savior of the world. John wrote down this account so that people would believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God (2:30-31). Chapters 2-4 of John’s Gospel show Jesus on a mission tour from Jerusalem (2:13-3:21) to Judea (3:22-36)… Read More