• Speaking at the Library Tonight

    There wasn’t a ton to do in Three Oaks, MI in the 90’s, but somehow my friends and family managed to keep ourselves busy. Whether it was biking around town or playing on the playground, we learned to enjoy the day. Our trips to the library were always a joyous occasion—not only because of all…

  • Resurrection Was a Hot Topic in Jesus’ Day

    For the modern day Christian, resurrection is a basic principle of belief, but in Jesus’ time it was a hot topic, intensely debated between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. Believe it or not, there is almost no reference to the idea of resurrection in the Old Testament. The early Hebrews seemed to teach that everyone…

  • The Grand Unveiling of My New Book: Alien Theology

    I just got my first copy of my new book, Alien Theology, in the mail! I thought I’d show the design to you and give you a quick overview of the chapters so you know what I’m getting into in this book. You can snag yourself a physical or Kindle copy at Amazon and the audiobook…

  • Incarnation

    You’ve eaten at an authentic Mexican restaurant before, right? Have you ever ordered carne asada? Do you remember what it is? Steak. Meat. Flesh. Hence the “carne” in in-“carn”-ation. To put on meat or flesh is incarnation and that process is exactly what we celebrate at Christmas: God came down to earth and put on…

  • A Different Perspective on the Wise Men

    Edit: I don’t know if I need to redact this section of my book or rework it, but Bible scholar Michael Heiser’s work on the birth of Christ is reframing how I think about the wise men story. You can see his podcast episode, “What Day Was Jesus Born?” for all the fine details or…

  • Grab My Audiobooks for Half Off

    If you happen to have an Audible membership, you can grab all of the audiobooks I’ve narrated (including my own book, A Taste of Jesus) for half off until December 14th! This is actually worth noting because I have no control over Audible’s sale prices and I don’t know when the next time they’ll do…

  • Physical Copies of “Alien Theology” Now Available!

    I haven’t been posting as much lately because I’ve been hard at work formatting and uploading and proofreading and recording my new book Alien Theology, but after all that work, it is now available in physical form and Kindle! The audiobook will be available as soon as it clears Audible’s inspection and I’ll make a post as…

  • Jesus & Taxes

    Jesus’ famous line to “Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” is jam-packed with all kinds of implications. To truly see what Jesus is saying we must unpack his lesson like a parable in order to find the prophetic meaning and conviction that is in his statement. We must also understand the…

  • The Idea of Aliens Dates Back Before Christ

    Believe it or not, the thought that alien life might exist is actually a very old idea. In the 4th-3rd century B.C., the Greek philosopher Epicurus taught that “we must believe that in all worlds there are living creatures and plants and other things we see in this world.” The debate began to rage when…

  • What Christians Can Learn from Nintendo

    The market research group, NPD, estimated that consumers spent $30.4 billion on games and accessories in 2016. Certain video game franchises are worth several billion on their own, like Call of Duty, which was thought to be worth over $10 billion back in 2014. To understand how amazing it is that the video game industry…