Each time I teach Daniel or Revelation, both difficult books to understand, I am asked about the endtimes (what we call eschatology), and how things unfold in the future. I am always reminded of Dr. Branine, who taught most of…
As we start the new year, it is good to remember that God is with us, all the time, with every breath that we take. Literally… I was reminded of this once again when a friend on FaceBook posted an…
I’ve been a believer for most of my life – in fact, since before I went through confirmation class at Trinity Methodist Church in Chicago when I was thirteen. I grew up in a family where there was no question…
I am in the process of teaching the book of Galatians this fall and we are in the the last half of the 5th chapter of Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. It’s an interesting book – broken into…
Yesterday, most of the country moved their clocks back one hour so we can take advantage of the early morning light, primarily for school children. That way, it will be safer for them but this change results in darkness coming…
For more than fifteen years, since I finished my Masters of Divinity (MDiv.) degree prior to beginning my doctoral work, I have been concerned about losing the Greek that I had studied for three years in school. I also took…
There are a number of words that have complex definitions and people end up arguing about which one is the correct one. But in truth, many words do have several legitimate definitions. When I was in seminary, Dr. Branine, the…
Grace is one of those words that we banter about yet there are a number of definitions that sometimes don’t all seem to line up. When I was in seminary, Dr. Branine taught us a very simple definition of grace…
One of the questions that I often get asked is why did God give us the Law of the Old Testament and then change everything with Jesus in the New Testament? Each time I teach Galatians, as I am doing…
This fall, I am teaching the book of Galatians to the Soul Sisters, a group of ladies that I have taught for the past four or five years at Zionsville Presbyterian Church. Galatians is the book that Paul wrote to…