Charismata

What have the Romans ever done for us? One thing not contained on the list was crucifixion. At Calvary the story of crucifixion and the sto...

What makes him want to do this? He stands in front of dozens of people. Most of the eyes in the room are fixed on him. Others are glimpsing ...

The comments section at the aforementioned Storied Theology blog threw up a great quote from Jewish philosopher Martin Buber: To the Jew th...

Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet who announced to Israel that YHWH was becoming king, and who saw himself as having a special role to play i...

Why did Jesus die? Roughly 1,980 years ago a Jewish man from the insignificant village of Nazareth in Galilee was put to death in a roman cr...

I had what you might call a Corinthian Valentine’s Day. On Sunday the 14th of February I indulged in not one but two communion services. Lik...

Jesus fought the law, and the law appeared to be losing. This was perhaps the conclusion prominent readers of Scripture were coming to as th...

There is a new blog on the market by scholar J.R. Daniel Kirk. Just when I was beginning to question the raison d'etre of blogs, reading...

...real criticism begins in the capacity to grieve because that is the most visceral announcement that things are not right. Only in the emp...