FIRST-PERSON: The thread of Scripture leads us to the real Jesus
More than 2 million people flocked to northern Italy in 2015 to take a rare glimpse at the Shroud of Turin, purportedly the burial cloth in which the crucified Christ was wrapped and which now bears His image. Around the same time, CNN featured the shroud in the first of several documentaries attempting to uncover the “historical Jesus” by examining such relics.
FIRST-PERSON: What’s the big deal about work?
Work, when rightfully understood, is about who we are and what we do for the glory of God and the good of humanity. Work is a way created for people to honor God.
FIRST-PERSON: A short – yet powerful – book to preach
I enjoy hiking. It brings together some of my favorite things: family, nature, and exercise. I cherish the moments of discovery on the trail when my children are surprised by spectacular views. I love how the quiet of a nature hike declares God’s glory. I look forward to the physical challenge of a trek.
Scientist uses resurrection to lead hundreds to Christ
HOUSTON (BP) – In an unassuming office on the campus of Rice University, you can often find professor James Tour on a Zoom call. Is he chatting with other scientists around the world about his groundbreaking research in nanotechnology? Maybe. But more often than not, he’s talking with a stranger about the resurrection of Christ.
FIRST-PERSON: Jesus is our way and our way marker
I recently made a wallpaper image for my phone, computer and external monitor. It reads: “Jesus is Lord. I am not.”
SBC DIGEST: National prayer conference scheduled; B&H releases Yarnell’s ‘God’
National prayer conference to focus on spiritual awakening, Great Commission; Are the people in your pews good theologians? A conversation with Malcolm Yarnell.
FIRST-PERSON: You gotta have friends
“Friendship seems as necessary an element of a comfortable existence in this world as fire or water, or even air itself,” Charles Spurgeon wrote.
FIRST-PERSON: Grieving with hope
Grief. I’m not sure that I ever really understood grief until the last few months. It is one of those emotions you can read about, study or discuss but can’t really understand until you personally experience it. After losing my wife to pancreatic cancer seven months ago, I’m still coming to terms with what it means to grieve.
FIRST-PERSON: Yes, He Gets Us. Do we get Him?
While 123.7 million Americans watched the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, many saw the “He Gets Us” commercial, which stated that “Jesus didn’t teach hate. He washed feet.”
FIRST-PERSON: Why theology and missions should be integrated
Missions and theology are meant to be kept together because the Bible never separates them. The testimony of Scripture is that biblical theology fuels missions and biblical missions fuels theology. That is why it should be no surprise to us that the greatest Christian missionary was the greatest Christian theologian. It is also why we must work especially hard to reintegrate theology and missions in our lives and in our churches.
