Here is a great quote from Athanasius (Incarnation 4.20): You must not be surprised if we repeat ourselves in dealing with this subject. We are speaking of the good pleasure of God and of the things which He in His loving wisdom thought fit to do, and it is better to put the same thing in several ways than to run the risk of leaving something out. The body of the Word, then, being a real human body, in spite... Read more

Prof. Ian Harper is a leading Australian economist and a board member of Ridley Melbourne. Find here a wonderful piece he wrote for the Australian Financial Review about Easter. We are surrounded by death every day; not just literal death but the figurative death of projects, businesses, and plans we might have for the future.  Things are always dying but the Easter message is that this is not the end of the story.  In the midst of death and decay... Read more

Over at Christianity Today, I have a piece on How God Became Jesus – And How I Came to Faith in Him. Here’s the money quote: Some have great confidence in skeptical scholarship, and I once did, perhaps more than anyone else. If anyone thinks they are assured in their unbelief, I was more committed: born of unbelieving parents, never baptized or dedicated; on scholarly credentials, a PhD from a secular university; as to zeal, mocking the church; as to... Read more

Great quote from Leon Morris: My … point is that what we need more than anything is a way of looking at the Bible which holds fully to its authority, but which does not bog down on the defence of minor points. The Bible writers, while consistently regarding what they have written as reliable, do not speak of inerrancy. We must recognize that it is not our concern to show that every Bible statement can be proved to be in harmony... Read more

Over at FaithStreet are articles by Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird. Here’s the links: Bart Ehrman, Why I Am Obsessed with Jesus, he concludes: So now I understand my obsession better. One could argue that the historical Jesus himself is a footnote in history. The overwhelming majority of Christians do not, and never did, believe in the historical Jesus — despite what they may say or think. Jesus was an apocalyptic preacher of the imminent destruction of his world. That’s... Read more

I’m sure many of you have heard how Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich was forced to resign after it was discovered that he made a donation in support of a gay marriage ban in California. See the report at The Guardian. Whether one agrees with Brendan Eich is beside the point. Is opposing SSM really grounds for the termination of employment? This sets a very dangerous precedent does it not? If one opposes SSM, even if in private, or belongs to... Read more

Apologies for the forthcoming flurry of self-promotion, but a spate of interviews and articles on How God Became Jesus is about to come out. Top of the list is an interview I did with Emily Varner at BibleGateway on Did the Early Church Invent Jesus’ Divinity After the Fact? Read more

More stuff on the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife from Candida Moss and Anthony Le Donne. Moss has a good sum up: In the absence of clear evidence, the debate is still where it was over a year ago. On the one hand, tests designed to prove that the text is a forgery failed to establish its inauthenticity. On the other hand, the grammatical errors and similarities to the Gospel of Thomas are still a problem. A modern forger with the right materials could... Read more

Over at the HuffPo is a series Palm Sunday photos from around the world. Absolutely wonderful!!! I particularly loved the one’s from Iraqi Christians! Read more

Myself and the co-authors How God Became Jesus had the pleasure talking to Nate Herbst and Justin Wynne on The God Solutions Show. Part I of the discussion features myself talking about HGBJ. Part II of the discussion features Chris Tilling. Part III of the discussion features Craig Evans. Part IV of the discussion features Charles Hill. Read more