I’m a fan of the game show Jeopardy! but never imagined I would be smart enough not to embarrass myself as an actual contestant. But two events happened recently on the show that may make me reconsider. The first was an episode which featured a category called “Talkin’ Football”. I knew all the answers to…
A major feature of the fifth century of Lutheranism is what Harold Lindsell calls the “Battle for the Bible.” The battle for the Bible has affected all denominations, not just Lutherans. As the Bible was subjected to more and more scientific analysis, people started to question some of its accuracy and reliability. Key elements of…
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, I’ve compiled a list of Biblical passages about the earth. The earth is mentioned 20 times in Genesis 1, the first chapter of the Bible. Genesis 1:1-2 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over…
No other book in the Old Testament has more references to Jesus than the Psalter, not even the great prophet Isaiah. Perhaps the most well known reference would be from the 23rd Psalm, “The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want.” One of the most beloved images Christians have of Jesus is as a…
My goal each year is to make through the entire Bible, not by reading it but by listening to it. I have a set of Bible CD’s that I listen to as I drive around for my work as a pastor. Even though I have now been through the Bible at least 25 times there…
There are a number of things recorded in the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, that are confirmed by the physical world around us. Let’s look at four of these “predictions.” Genesis chapter one, verse one says that the earth had a definite beginning; “In the beginning God created the heavens and…
Mirror Neurons 