It happens every Thursday… Every Thursday, I release a new interview with a scholar, an author, or a practitioner. We talk about the Bible, interpretation of the Bible, or spiritual formation. I do this in the hope that those of us who are good Bible teachers will come closer to…
Why are there four gospels?
The four gospels that we have (the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) tell the story of Jesus and of his first followers. Each of them has a unique approach and a unique audience, as described in this video clip of an interview I did with Paul Borgman:1 Why…
Where are the original documents of the Bible?
If we had the original documents of the Bible, where would they be? Why don’t we have them? Could they eventually surface one day? Many years ago, I had the rare opportunity to be in an hour-long small-group Q&A with Dallas Willard. Dallas was regarded as a mentor to many…
Why I Interview
I remember that day in seminary like it was yesterday. I asked the professor a question that had been bugging me for years. We were talking about the source theory for the four gospels. This theory assumes that Mark was the first gospel written. It was the primary source for…
How to Toss a Bible
What do you do with a Bible you no longer want? I have a lot of these. Some are odd translations that I never use. If I am interested in what these might say, there are apps for that. Some Bibles are duplicates. How many NIVs does a person need?…
