WHY WOULD A SMART GUY like Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) think an 18-year-old Roman emperor would read his essay about mercy? Ten years later, the emperor—Nero—ordered him to commit suicide. Nero,
Paul’s Rx for getting even
HALF THE COUNTRY wants to get even for the way the other near-half did them dirt. The other near-half of the country felt the same way about the other half a
I shouldn’t have worried
I WAS WORRIED about a new video I released this week, Two reasons I believe in God. I was worried for several reasons. I felt that some of the content
Two reasons I believe in God
YOU ARE THE FIRST to see this pre-release of my newest video, Two reasons I believe in God. (That’s aside from my video mentor, Steve Grisetti of Muvipix.com.) I haven’t
Bible won’t save anyone
I’VE SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER writing about the Bible. So it jarred me when I found myself having to paraphrase Jesus as saying the Bible won’t save us. Sure,
Bible: “The dead know nothing.”
READER QUESTION. “Steve, I know you have a million things going on, but I have a question for you.” [A million and one, then.] “It’s the verse about when you
A valley called Hell
JESUS DIDN’T USE THE WORD “HELL.” That’s an English word invented to help convey a Jewish idea about punishment for sin. When we read in our English Bibles about Jesus
God’s not the only one to the rescue
“THEY CRIED TO THE LORD IN THEIR TROUBLE, and he delivered them from their distress” (Psalm 107:28 ESV). Oh yeah? Parents do that all the time with their kids. Even when
Bethlehem Star, the update
BETHLEHEM’S STAR that led the wise men to young Jesus was no star. That’s according to the most popular theory. It was a sky full of stars. I upgraded my
Parable of 10 ladies with fire
THIS IS HOW I FEEL when I finish writing a book. But all I’ve done is to paraphrase the Gospel of Matthew for the Casual English Bible and produce a
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