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What the Bible says about Jesus as God

In which we look at what the Word says about Jesus and Jehovah...

In My Name

Three times, in the Gospel of John, Jesus tells people to ask for something "in My name". It sounds very much like intercession, i.e. that Jesus and "the Father" are separate people. But we know they aren't. What does it really mean?

Free speech. Free thought. Free religion.

A lot of people are thinking about these things. What does the Bible have to say about them?

Freedom or Free will

Freedom -- what is it really? As far as we can tell, our level of freedom is pretty new, at least in this neck of the cosmos.

The force is with you...

Could there really be a force that pulls us out of the swamp?

Science and Religion: Conflict or not?

Does 21st century science have everything figured out? Uh, no. How about 21st century religion. No. So... there's room for growth! ...

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The disciples bow to Jesus in this anonymous fresco from a church in Cappadocia, a region of Turkey with underground cities used as hideouts by early Christians.

Gathering and Sending Out the Disciples

In a deep sense, the gathering together of the twelve disciples, before sending them out as apostles, represents an important step in our spiritual development.

Exploring the Meaning of Luke 8

Luke chapter 8 opens with the Parable of the Sower. Are you part of the stony ground? Figure it out! And that's just the beginning. This chapter is packed... and Ray Silverman's thoughtful commentary will help you unpack it.

Exploring the Meaning of Luke 7

Almost everyone is surprised when a Roman centurion asks Jesus to heal his servant, who is very ill. It's a powerful story about faith. At one level, the story teaches that everyone—whether Jew or gentile, Greek or Roman—has the capacity to be touched by the Divine. There are no “chosen” people. Everyone, everywhere, has the ability to respond to the Divine love and wisdom that Jesus offers. And it goes deeper, too...

Take off your shoes!

When Joshua had led the Children of Israel into the land of Canaan, an angel appeared to him, telling him to take off his shoes because he was on holy ground. A similar thing had happened to Moses 40 years earlier. Take off your shoes...

This is part of a series on "Walking on Water," painted by Ivan Aivazovsky in the 1890s.

Jesus Walks on Water

This is one of the Bible’s best-loved stories, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s easy for us to visualize the disciples struggling to get their small ship across the stormy Sea of Galilee, and their astonishment when Jesus comes to them, strolling atop the waves as if the water was a Roman road.

The Beatitudes

The opening phrases of the Sermon on the Mount hold some of the Bible’s most beautiful and best-loved poetry. It's inspiring, and yet not clear... what does it mean for us?