by David Tue | Apr 20, 2016 | Teaching
What did Jesus do before he began his ministry? The slogan goes: “My boss is a Jewish Carpenter.” The reference is to Jesus being a carpenter before he began his ministry. However, is that what the Bible actually teaches us? Why do we think Jesus was a carpenter? This...
by David Tue | Apr 18, 2016 | Teaching
Jehoshaphat’s Great Idea I just finished writing this and after reading it, I realize it sounds like a great boast and complaint session. So I will apologize here for what you are about to read. You might want to put in earplugs so the complaining doesn’t get too...
by David Tue | Apr 6, 2016 | Teaching
The Mystery of John 8:1-11 – The Adulterous Woman John 8:1-11 tells the familiar story of the adulterous woman. The Scribes and Pharisees drag her to Jesus in an attempt to test him. They tell Jesus the woman is an adulterer and they remind him that the penalty...
by David Tue | Apr 4, 2016 | Teaching
The Identity of the Prostitute of the Gospels In Part 1 of this post, we reviewed the traditional view of Mary Magdalene. In Part 2, we found out what the Bible actually says about her. We learned that though the Church has taught for over a millennium that Mary of...
by David Tue | Mar 31, 2016 | Teaching
The Biblical Mary Magdalene There are many myths about Mary Magdalene. We’ve already encountered the two most famous in Part 1 of this post, but there are others in addition to those two. In some stories, Mary has also become the lover and wife of Jesus and even the...
by David Tue | Mar 29, 2016 | Teaching
Mary Magdalene – The Prostitute? – Part 1 We all know the story of Mary Magdalene. Before she became one of Jesus’ disciples and the first witness of the Resurrection, she was the prostitute who entered the house of Simon the Pharisee and anointed Jesus’ feet...
