Christmas Quiz
Here is a simple test to see if you know your Christmas trivia. All of the questions are true or false so you have a fifty-fifty chance of getting it right. Scroll down to the bottom to get the answers and then check the scale at the very bottom...
Away with the Manger
Popular belief: Jesus was born in a manger because there was no room in the inn. Two common misconceptions are that Jesus 1. was born in a manger 2. was born in a barn because all the hotels were full These details are interpreted from Luke 2:6-7. While they were...
There is no such thing as Santa (or the year zero); the truth about Jesus’ birthday
In honor of Christmas, I will be blogging daily until Christmas Day about certain elements of the birth story that have become distorted over time. I will also be engaging in my annual “prank” of rearranging manger scenes so that they are theologically correct. This is a vast improvement...
A three letter word that could change your life
“Now he had to go through Samaria.” John 4:4 Usually my blogs address a commonly misunderstood passage of Scripture, but this verse is more often overlooked than misunderstood. At first glance, it seems like it serves as a transition sentence, indicating that Jesus was leaving Jerusalem in Judea to...