Isaiah 7:14: Hardship, Hope, and My Emmanuel Child (Part 5)
In my final chapter in my Isaiah 7:14 series, I wish to share a very personal story regarding the impact the Emmanuel prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 has had in my life...
Month: December 2016
Isaiah 7:14–O Come, Emmanuel: A Personal Story (Part 4)
Over the past couple of days, I’ve shared some insights regarding Isaiah 7:14—it’s original context during the lifetime of the prophet Isaiah, and then how that...
Isaiah 7:14: How Matthew Used It in His Gospel (Part 3–Jesus: Hezekiah 2.0!)
The Gospel of Matthew actually begins with a genealogy. It records Jesus’ genealogy through Joseph all the way back to Abraham. Most people, I assume, probably ...
Isaiah 7:14 and the Syro-Ephraimite Crisis…and What That Means for Jesus (Part 2)
One of the disadvantages of growing up in church, particularly Evangelical churches, is that from the time you step foot in Sunday School classrooms, you are in...
Isaiah 7:14: Misconceptions and False Assumptions…and What that Means for Jesus (Part 1)
It’s Christmas, and if you have grown up in church (and probably even if you haven’t), no doubt you are familiar with Isaiah 7:14: “Therefore the Lord himself w...
What do Fruit Flies Have to do with Eternity? (Still more celebratory excerpts regarding evolution and the Christian Faith)
Fruit Flies, Transformation, and Eternity Since I’m on the topic of fruit flies, let me make another point. Due to the short life span of fruit flies, scientist...
What Do Fruit Flies Have to do with the Trinity? (And other celebratory excerpts regarding Evolution and the Christian Faith)
In a recent Facebook thread on one of the sites I follow, a question was raised regarding the creation/evolution debate, specifically, on whether or not there w...
The Ways of the Worldviews (Part 27): The Cultural Influence of the High Catholic Age–Music, Literature, Art, Architecture (Yeah, it’s a pretty big deal!)
The High Catholic Age didn’t just give the world monasteries, advances in technology, universities, revolutions in philosophy, the foundation for the natural sc...
The Ways of the Worldviews (Part 26): Monks and Capitalism…Open For Business!
In this next to last post about the High Catholic Age (aka. “The Middle Ages”), I want to focus on something that may come as a surprise to most people—indeed I...