What is the ‘essential Jesus’? What do we know for certain about Jesus that is relevant and truly helpful to everybody today? Do certain basic facts and clear certainties exist about Jesus that can form a basis for realistic objective logical faith? The Sources The
I tried desperately to find another topic for this issue — anything. I wracked my brain. I paced and thought, sat and thought, slept on it — all to no avail. The topic was clear — there was no getting around it. God kept prodding
What do you put your trust in? This may seem like an odd question given the topic of who Jesus is, but it’s extremely relevant. What, not just whom, do you trust in? What do you rely on to make it through this life. Sure,
Television personalities constantly remind us that September 11 changed our world forever. They say that the world will never be the same after September 11. But what are the changes and what do they mean? What events have most changed our world in our lifetime?
Once, I met Jesus and I thought he was a king and therefore the ultimate law-giver. All I had to do was meet the demands of his law and we would be happy together forever. But I couldn’t keep his laws and I couldn’t be
“Who do you say that I am?” I imagine that Jesus wanted to see how he was coming across to the world, especially to those closest to him. He wanted some idea of how well his mission was being fulfilled. Obviously there are many ways
Throughout my life, I have been presented with many potential answers to the question, “Who Is Jesus?” as I am certain many others reading this have. But until a certain point in my life, it never occurred to me that what was most important was
Again, Jesus, you ask of me, “Who do you say that I am?” You ask each of us that question at times, Jesus, and since it is now my turn, how can I answer this question save in the words of the man who was
Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He
For many Christians, particularly LGBT Christians, guilt-laden theology has worn out its welcome — and for good reason. The theology that says we are so wicked that regardless of what good we do, we deserve to burn alive forever undercuts our worth as human beings.