Luke, Paul's Biographer

"Only Luke is with me." So wrote Paul late in life from a Roman prison, just one evidence of their close relationship.

Early tradition suggests ...

John Mark, First Gospel Writer

Was Mark one of the first people in history to be raised in a Christian home? His mother's home in Jerusalem, where Mark was likely born and raised, ...

The Real Writer of Romans

A quick look at the closing verses of Paul's letter to Rome makes it clear that Paul did not pen the epistle: "Timothy, my co-worker, greets ...

Scripture-Drenched Life

Medieval society so valued constant prayer that many people made substantial donations to monasteries so that monks and nuns, largely freed from manual ...

Creating a New World

The Bible doesn't necessarily want to simply address the modern world; it wants to create a whole new world that cannot be seen without conversion. ...

Scripture's Supernatural Edge

The Word of God has a supernatural edge with which a million-dollar budget can never compete.

Constructing a Biblical Grid

I am preaching to construct a biblical grid in the minds of believers through which everything--including what they watch on TV--is processed.

Best Intentions

One day, I taught my young class the story of Jesus visiting Mary and Martha. I carefully explained how Martha had hurried to clean the house and cook ...

A Crown of Splendor

My son recently concluded that my gray hair was like a dried-up pen, and I needed a "refill." Sensitive about my appearance, I decided to color ...

Wrongfully Interpreting Scripture

A new and forced exposition which no reader dreameth of till it be put into his head, is usually to be suspected, lest art deceive us.