The festival of Shavuot falls tonight on the Jewish calendar, observed through Monday sundown. Shavuot in Hebrew literally means “weeks” or “sevens,” which refers to the seven weeks between Passover and what was originally a harvest celebration on the 50th day–also called the “feast of firstfruits” (Exodus 34:22). In Greek…
I recently did an interview with Jacob Giron, a young open minded Christian believer who regularly explores “out of the box,” issues on his Youtube Channel (@LeadersTalkPodcast), including reading my books: Paul and Jesus, and Restoring Abrahamic Faith: https://youtu.be/BEHIsCRBE_M
I thought you all might enjoy this little piece on the historical location of Cana off the Galilee–you remember, the water-to-wine story! Well it turns out there is much more to the story…and I was honored to be the one who was interviewed. Is This Where Jesus Turned Water into…
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,…
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
Yes, I mean Drs. William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, Jeremiah L. Johnson, Craig Evans, Scott Stripling–and all the rest, several of whom are my friends and colleagues I have worked with on academic projects. I will say no more, the presentation speaks for itself and is offered with respect and…
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…
In this fourth of the mini-series for Holy Week I take things from the death of Jesus to his double burial, and the bare beginnings of resurrection faith as hinted at by Paul. In the 5th and final episode I will examine how resurrection faith move from a glorified spiritual…