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What does praying “in the name of Jesus” mean?
What does it mean to do something in the name of the Lord? We can explore this by considering two side by side examples in the book of 1 Kings. First, when Elijah goes up against the prophets of Baal he builds an altar in the name of the Lord. 1 Kings 18:32 and with… — read more
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On Frankenstein by Guillermo Del Toro
disclaimer: I watched this movie with filters to remove any unhelpful gore/imagery. (movie spoilers ahead) Guillermo Del Toro explores the reality of creation in the movie Frankenstein, but through the lens of a perverse creator. The deranged creator shows his folly, and in turn points to the beauty of the one true creator. Victor Frankenstein… — read more
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On Statues and Jesus
The Lord could have made a Spirit inspired statue or painting of Himself when He came to earth. Similar to the tabernacle, He could have had men carve out a physical image of Himself. So all of us up to the modern time would know exactly what He looked like. But He chose not to… — read more
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What is Death?
To understand death we must first understand what a human being is. A human being is both spiritual and physical. Humans are spirits clothed with physicality. Paul shows this in 2 Corinthians 5:4: For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be… — read more
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On Wisdom and Her Children
Wisdom is justified by all her children (Luke 7:35) That is wisdom has many children who are wise yet different. John the Baptist came without drinking wine and eating bread and he was wise. The Lord Jesus came eating and drinking, and He is wise. The Lord has made it so wisdom is diverse. Man… — read more
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On Adam and the Genealogy in Luke 3
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. (Luke 3:38) It is fascinating that Adam is considered the son of God in the genealogy in Luke 3. This clues us in to what it means to be a son of God (note: lowercase ‘son’ here. Jesus is the… — read more
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Why did Jesus Rename Simon?
The Lord names Simon, Cephas or Peter which means rock. He says later “you are Peter” that is ‘rock’, and on this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18). It seems the sense is that by changing Simon’s name to rock, the Lord is saying that the church will be built on the foundation… — read more
