TR’s Life a Testament of Hope
John Fea of Messiah College has invited me to contribute a post to the Hope blog relay begun by Ed Blum, religion historian at San Diego State University. Dr. Fea is a gentleman and a scholar,...
View ArticleFailure the Secret of Success
Rejection and failure are a painful part of everyone’s life. Every one of us can relate story after story of experiencing some painful rejection, despite having done all the right things: showing up,...
View ArticleAre the Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels Contradictory? Part I
The Apostle Paul wrote in his first letter to the Corinthians that every assertion of the gospel rests on the truth of Jesus Christ’s rising from the dead on the third day. He wrote, “. . . if Christ...
View ArticleAre the Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels Contradictory? Part II
In Part I, we considered several apparent contradictions in the four gospels’ accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. To recap, if Jesus did not rise from the dead, then the Scriptures have no meaning to us...
View ArticleAre the Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels Contradictory? Part III
We have considered the questions about what the angels were doing and saying on the morning of the resurrection. Let’s take a look at the troubling apparent contradictions found in Mary Magdalene’s...
View ArticleAre the Resurrection Accounts in the Gospels Contradictory? Part IV
Let’s summarize our findings in this last part of the series on whether or not the gospel accounts of the resurrection are contradictory. I am going to list all the events that are pertinent to the...
View ArticleDo Ghosts Exist? Oh Yeah.
But they aren’t what you may think they are. So on this All Hallows Eve, let me speak to one of the most common questions I used to get from people all the time while serving on a pastoral staff. Do...
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