The Text In Context

Bob Deffinbaugh, "The Origins of Jesus Christ" (Matthew 1.1-25)

Immanuel/Emmanuel

Immanuel is the Hebrew spelling; Emmanuel is the Greek transliteration. Learn more in the article "Immanuel/Emmanuel," Encyclopedia of the Bible, Bible Gateway

Most Popular Baby Names 2016

Sophia, Emma, and Olivia top the list for girls; it's Jackson, Aiden, and Lucas for boys. —Baby Center website. Here's the top 100 list for each.

Tim Keller on Christmas (1)

“Everything in the Hebrew worldview militated against the idea that a human being could be God. Jews would not even pronounce the name ‘Yahweh’ nor spell it. And yet Jesus Christ—by his life, by his claims, and by his resurrection—convinced his closest Jewish followers that he was not just a prophet telling them how to find God, but God himself come to find us.” Tim Keller, Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ. Viking, 2016, pp. 42–43

The Divinity of Christ

Peter Kreeft, "The Divinity of Christ"

Jesus: God or Just a Good Man?

Josh McDowell, "Jesus: God or Just a Good Man?" Read the article…

Tim Keller on Christmas (2)

“When you say, ‘Doctrine doesn’t matter; what matters is that you live a good life,’ that is a doctrine. It is called the doctrine of salvation by your works rather than by grace. It assumes that you are not so bad that you need a Savior, that you are not so weak that you can’t pull yourself together and live as you should. You are actually espousing a whole set of doctrines about the nature of God, humanity, and sin. And the message of Christmas is that they are all wrong.” Tim Keller, Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ. Viking, 2016, p 131. Read more…

The Cat and the Hat Comes Back

Sue Shorb-Sterling offers a number of theological reflections on The Cat in the Hat Comes Back in “The Cat and the Hat Returns or Cleaning up Our Mess” Salem United Methodist Church; July 19, 2015..

How To Know God Personally

What does it take to begin a relationship with God? Devote yourself to unselfish religious deeds? Become a better person so that God will accept you? You may be surprised that none of those things will work. But God has made it very clear in the Bible how we can know Him. The following principles will explain how you can personally begin a relationship with God, right now, through Jesus Christ...

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