My new book, Fantasy IRL: Glimpses of a Hidden World, is now available in paperback and kindle through Amazon! Here’s what it’s all about: The fantasy worlds painted for us in our favorite books are not quite as far away from real life as some might think. The spiritual world of the Bible is dense. In the…
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The Misuse of Spiritual Power
This is going to sound a bit odd, but I believe we’re capable of misusing spiritual power. Greg Boyd, a theologian and pastor, proposes the idea. when God gives someone divine power, he genuinely gives it to them. To one degree or another, he places his divine power under the control of their own power….
Jesus Revealed
The transfiguration is a strange story that has left many confused as they read it. But things start to make a little more sense once we understand “shininess” from a Scriptural and ancient Jewish understanding. Also, we expect to see that shininess on Jesus once we start recognizing his presence in the Old Testament. Check…
When God “Appears” to Abraham
God has a weird way of just walking up to Abraham and talking with him. But since the Bible says you can’t see God and live, what on earth is going on in these stories? In today’s podcast, we look at an answer some scholars have proposed that make sense of these strange passages. But…
God’s Angel in Revelation
According to Revelation 1:1-2, God sent “his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.” The confusion here, however, is that Jesus Himself is the first character we see appear to John. Or is this confusing? After…
