Lost in Translation

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…

Last weekend at church, we sang a number of songs in our worship service. It's been a part of our church's initiative of periodically celebrating worship outdoors, a holdover from the pandemic years.  We have embraced the idea of turning…

Several days ago, I received a very interesting transcript of a class that a dear friend of mine taught. Joe is a wonderful man - witty, intellectual, kind and very engaged in matters of faith. He is a great teacher…

Several weeks ago, I was asked to teach one session of a short course on the book of Revelation. Unlike most Bible studies I am involved in, this isn't an exegetical verse by verse study but an in depth analysis…