GROW YOUR FAITH
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)
One Jesus, Three Stories (Part 3). Why Luke Tells the Birth Story: When Skeptics Need History
Why does Luke tell the birth story when Mark skips it entirely? Discover how Luke's infancy narrative establishes historical credibility and universal inclusion for educated Gentiles skeptical of Jewish messianic claims.
One Jesus, Three Stories (Part 2). Why Matthew Leads with Genealogy: A King with a Bloodline
Why does Matthew open with a genealogy while Mark jumps straight to action? Discover how audience determines everything about Scripture and what Matthew’s forty-two names reveal about what his Jewish readers desperately needed to hear.
One Jesus, Three Stories (Part 1): Why Doesn’t Mark Tell us the Christmas Story?
Confused why Mark’s Gospel skips the birth of Jesus entirely? Discover why this omission reveals something profound about the audience, incarnational theology, and how to read the Gospels with a new understanding.
How We Got the Bible: A Concise History of Scripture’s Journey to Us
Discover how the 66 books of the Bible were selected over centuries—from ancient scrolls to modern translations. Learn the surprising truth about how Scripture was canonized, which books were debated, and why your Bible looks the way it does.