Many Christians have been taught to think of baptism as a finish line. A person believes, completes the ceremony, receives congratulations, and then moves on to the rest of Christian life. But the wider biblical picture presented in Beyond the Waterline: What Jesus Really Taught About Baptism, Salvation, and the
Reframing What Jesus’ Victory Over Death Actually Means A Ghost Companion to The Argument for Jesus Christ Many people approach the resurrection as though it were Christianity’s final piece of evidence: Jesus made extraordinary claims, Rome crucified Him, the tomb was found empty, witnesses said they saw Him alive,
Chapter 1: The Evening Nobody Asked How You Were You pull into the driveway and sit there for a moment before turning off the engine. The house is only a few steps away, but you are not ready to walk in yet. The day has already taken a lot out
Chapter 1: Before the House Wakes Up The kitchen is still dark when she walks in. The clock on the stove says 5:18. No one else is awake yet, but her mind is already full. There is a bill on the counter, a message she has not answered, and
Chapter 1: The Last Four Words We Stop Hearing The kitchen is dark except for the light above the stove. A stack of unopened mail sits near the sink, your phone is face down on the table, and you have already replayed tomorrow’s problems more times than you can
Chapter 1: The Correction That Changes When You Look Inward The conversation starts in the kitchen after the plates have been cleared. A mother tells her adult daughter that she has become too sharp with people lately. She says the daughter interrupts, assumes the worst, and turns every disagreement into
Why the most responsible version of this investigation may reveal a broader problem with opaque indexing systems, Blogger, and independent publishing The easiest answer to “Does Google hate Jesus?” is also the least useful one. One group will say yes almost immediately because the question fits a larger fear that
Chapter 1: The Moment Before You Strike Back The phone is still in your hand, and the message is still glowing on the screen. Maybe it came from a family member who knows exactly where to cut. Maybe it came from a coworker who twisted the truth. Maybe it came
Chapter 1: The Morning Your Worth Becomes a Depth Chart The room is quiet when the list goes up. Nobody says much because everybody knows what the paper means. One name is first. Another is second. Someone who thought he was secure is now staring at proof that the future
Chapter 1: When We Ask Jesus to Help Us Win The room is loud even though only three people are in it. The television is turned up too high. A football game has reached the final two minutes. One person stands near the couch, another paces between the kitchen and
Chapter 1: When Restraint Looks Like Defeat A man sits in his truck outside work with both hands locked around the steering wheel. Ten minutes earlier, his supervisor humiliated him in front of everyone. The words were sharp, the laughter was worse, and now his mind is replaying the scene
Chapter 1: When Familiar Words Become Personal There are moments when a familiar Bible verse suddenly sounds different because life has changed around it. A man sits in his car outside a funeral home, both hands resting on the steering wheel, unable to make himself open the door. His phone