The Red Heifer is a Type of Messiah and the Prophetic Word Note: this is not a stand-alone article. It was pulled from a wider discussion of typology. The animal…

The Immaterial and Material Together, to Death or Life: The Phenomenology of Sacred Symbolism The physical world is made up of things and laws, and so is the immaterial mind.

Sacred Symbology: Describing the Transcendent Symbol Note: This is a part of a continuing discussion of symbolism in theology. There are a number of articles in this series:

The Hermeneutical Death Spiral I have a problem: I’m a Christian. As a Christian, I am constantly being compelled to silence by those who are religiously attached to a world…

This is an article in a series. Please see: How Can a Person Atone in a Sacrifice for the Sins of the World? Only One Way. Part 1. How Can…

The Adultery of the Heart I did an earlier article on the SOTM, found here. It’s another approach to dealing with this, taking the passage in Matthew and that in…

This is an article in a series: Please see: Christ vs. the Hermeneutical Death Spiral, part 1 Theodicy? My problem is essentially a theodical one as I have alluded, and before…

Sacred Symbology in Relation to Conservatism and Liberalism This is an article in a series. Please see: Sacred Symbology part 1: Our Hidden Problem This is not a stand-alone article. Its…

The Bible Experience, not Hot Air: John 9:1-41 “The Bible Experience.” You may have heard it before. Its the title of a New Testament Audiobook. It’s an attempt to turn…

Matthew 11 and the Meaning of Repentance Why are we deceiving ourselves? I’ll tell you why. Take this line in John 16: “Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no…

Book of John: The Prophetic Speech of Jesus from the OT   J. Barton Payne’s Dictionary of Biblica Prophecy is considered the standard on the subject, but I think we…

Mark 12: Prophetic Streams, the Shema and Prophetic Sin My main occupation is revelation, not by my cleverness or some new way of looking at the scriptures, but by something…