The Reformation’s African Ties: Abba Mika’el & Martin Luther
Martin Luther was thrilled to find theological connections with Abba Mika’el – a deacon from Ethiopia. They saw unity in their Christian faith looking backwards and forwards.
Walking with the Hebrew People through the Red Sea
Imagining what it was like walking through the Red Sea for kids and elders, the cynical and the faithful.
Sharing a Church in the Holy Land Gets Complicated
Six different denominations vie for space at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – sometimes with violence.
Temple Tax: Context
The Temple tax was voluntary, an expression of faith and belonging – not part of a domination system.
Herod’s Drive for Power
Herod was ruthless and violent in his quest for power long before Jesus was born.
Athaliah & Jehosheba: Context
The history and political intrigue that is the setting for Jehosheba’s stand against Athaliah.
Calling Jesus the Shepherd and Guardian of Our Souls
The term “guardian” could mean many things from project manager to accountant to bureaucrat to spy. How is Jesus our guardian?
Contemplating the Trinity
Gregory of Nazianzus reminds us that we can scarcely conceive of God as One without being awestruck by God as Three.
Purple Dye & Snails: Lydia
Making purple dye required an outrageous number of snails.
Biblical Cosmology
Learn about the firmament, the pillars, and the watery deep – the geography of the cosmos.