"The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother"(Luke 7:15)
That God could retrieve his people to himself even after they had died was an idea that began to take shape in the last two centuries of...
"But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and
How should God conduct himself; what should he be doing? Only the God of the Bible would humble himself to invite mere humans to...
"He did not say this on his own . . . " (John 11:51).
Caiaphas summarizes what he sees as the imperatives of his day: Either Jesus dies or the nation dies. This is not just a cynical...
"Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus . . ." (Philemon 1).
To be locked up in jail, away from normal pursuits and relationships, might easily elicit a morose and bitter reaction. Paul, however,...
"If we let him go on like this everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and
Some are very hostile to Jesus after he has been doing many wonderful things. Why? because if God is with him--as it appears--they will...
"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions a
What and insightful picturing of the life humans are obliged to live in godless society. They are locked into a vicious cycle of mutual...
"Martha answered, 'I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.' Jesu
What Jesus has for Lazarus and his sister, is not a boon that awaits them somewhere at the end of their lives or at the conclusion of the...
"Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do w
There is a species of compliance which is grudging and minimalist. It springs from a spirit of reluctant necessity and resentful...
"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up . . . . Then he told
There are persons in history; some notable for inventiveness or courage; others notable for their infamy. Jesus towers above the rest for...
"Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk
The evil of slavery is not directly addressed in this verse. That was to come later as the wider implications of the gospel dawned on the...
