Millions of sincere Christians believe the Turin Shroud offers something very close to a photographic image of the historical Jesus–including selected scientists, Bible scholars, and theologians–and further that it offers tangible scientific proof that Jesus was raised bodily from the dead! But what are the facts. In this video I…
Many of you who prefer to read books on Kindle have been asking me when the Kindle edition will be published. I finished it up this afternoon and it is now LIVE on Amazon. Here is the link: https://amzn.to/44os4Dm I prefer holding a physical copy of books I love in…
I woke up this morning to lots of global headlines…report on Iran’s nuclear violations and likely independent strike by Israel, Indian plane crash, Hamas killing Gazans at aid centers, the Badgad situation…reminds me of Steve Earle’s opening lines in his song Jerusalem: “I woke up this morning and none of…
In this very personal video I reflect on one of my dearest friends in life who died long before his time from a totally unexpected sudden onslaught condition called Lewy Bodies (DLB), related to Parkinson’s and Alzheimers. He fought with courage and I was able to spent some really quality…
The new revised and expanded 4th edition of my little book Restoring Abrahamic Faith is available now on Amazon in paperback as of noon EDT today. Here is the link: https://amzn.to/3F90SA7 I will be adding Kindle, Hardcover, and Audio at a later date, as well as translations into several languages,…
It is often said that the three “Abrahamic” religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam–and by some broad definitions that might be the case. However, the core Hebrew faith, as reflected in a critical non-fundamentalist reading the Hebrew Bible itself, has largely been lost, forgotten, muted, or outright contradicted by these…
Here is a short clip of my remarks at the 2025 Waco Branch Davidian Memorial held on April 19th. I decided to talk about my conception of “True Religion,” transcending all groups, denominations, cults, movements, and spiritual paths. Before commenting on any aspect of the Waco tragedy please be sure…
Here are five questions asked by my viewers following my presentation on what most likely took place Easter Morning. You can watch the main presentation here: Weeping and Mourning through Easter. How Resurrection Faith was Born? https://youtu.be/eooqvKN6-zw https://youtu.be/4kiUYzN_rBE
Restoring Abrahamic Faith (Genesis 2000 Press, May 2025) In the Preface which I narrate below I lay out a bit of autobiographical history that takes me from my evangelical Christian college days as a Greek and Biblical Studies major to where I find myself now, many decades later, in my…
Here is my CORE view of Easter morning, based on a careful historical investigation of our sources. This is not the typical “skeptical” or “atheistic” view of things–but a careful analysis of how faith that Jesus was “raised from the dead” arose among his followers–not in Jerusalem on Easter, but…