On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus didn’t just share a meal—he reframed the covenant, not by abolishing the old, but by fulfilling it in a new way. This first-person reflection from Mark explores how early Christians remembered that night, the variations in the Gospel accounts, and how the Lord’s table became a new center of presence in a world where the temple was falling away.
When a close friend asked if I believe Genesis is literal, it launched more than a conversation—it launched this series. In this first post, I unpack how years of study, shifting perspectives, and scholars like John Walton and Michael Heiser led me to reframe the question entirely. If you’ve ever felt caught between faith and science, you’re not alone—and this might be the place to say, “I don’t know,” without fear.
The Confrontation I Didn’t Expect If the triumphal entry was Jesus’ declaration, the cleansing of the temple was his confrontation. It was one of the first stories I ever heard about that final week—and even now, I can still feel the weight of it. It was violent. It was unlike anything I had heard about…
I’ve read two books by Rob Bell: Love Wins and What Is the Bible? I read them with an open mind—but also with a hope. A hope that maybe, in all the talk about new ways of seeing and thinking, I’d find something worth holding onto. Instead, what I found left me frustrated. It wasn’t…
They say my Gospel reads like a Passion narrative with a long introduction. If that’s true—then I agree with them. I’ve heard readers say it: that everything in my writing has been moving toward this final week. The healings, the parables, the authority, the tension—all of it presses forward until it breaks open in these…
Video Game Cheat Code: How to Read My Mark Series Let’s be honest—reading the Bible can be intimidating. Especially when you realize it’s not just one book, but a library of writings passed down, translated, and interpreted over centuries. But the Gospel of Mark? It’s raw, fast-paced, and deeply intentional. That’s why I created this…
I was thinking about the story of Daniel today. It’s a story we often tell to kids, full of lions and courage and angelic deliverance—but underneath it all, it’s a story about conviction, anxiety, and follow-through. I started thinking about Daniel’s mindset. I imagine he began with confidence when the edict was issued—the law that…
What I Heard In The Teachings Passed Down. The Words That Disrupted Everything Next, I will share with you my thoughts on the teachings and parables of Jesus. While his words were clever and coy, he often sounded as harmless as a dove. For a man of such power, this was astonishing. They were not…
These Weren’t Just Miracles-They Were Glimpses of a World Made New. Let me now tell you the stories that were told to me—the miracles of Jesus, as I came to understand them… The miracles of Jesus, as I came to know them, were not mere displays of power to impress the crowds. They were signs…
When I first put pen to parchment, I knew: this was not just a story, but a heralding—not a mere recounting, but the declaration of something that demanded to be told.This was the beginning of the good news—the euangelion—of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. This news would change the world.The whole story bears the weight…