Hello friends! I wanted to reach out with a gentle reminder about some exciting, but time-sensitive opportunities you may have missed. Many of you mentioned that you either: Didn’t see my previous emails about the new book (those pesky folders sometimes capture important messages – happens to me constantly) Haven’t yet visited the new book landing page. Since you’re part of this email community and you’re interested in the Deeper Journey and the Insurgence, I really want you to enjoy... Read more

Welcome to another blog post. This is the only blog whose author’s new book sold out faster than toilet paper during the early days of the pandemic. Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week (or perhaps IN a rock, like some trendy minimalist apartment), you know that my new breakthrough book – The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded – released on Tuesday. Yes, the literary world trembled, baristas ran out of espresso beans... Read more

I’ve waited more than three years for this day, March 4, 2025. Get ready to dive into the New Testament like never before. My latest book, The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded (white cover with brushstrokes on the margins) is hitting the online bookstores today, and it’s guaranteed to make you see Jesus and His entourage in a whole new light. As I’ve stated before, this is NOT a book on ecclesiology. It doesn’t advocate... Read more

Well, I’m honored. I’m humbled. I’m excited. And I’m really relieved. Get ready to laugh, cry, and possibly question your life choices—because my new book, The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded, is hitting the online shelves very soon. I wrote it to change your life. Period. The release day is this coming Tuesday, March 4. What follows in this article are: 1) The full version of the endorsements for the book by 20 acclaimed scholars.... Read more

If you’ve been consuming my work for any length of time, you know that the Lord often uses observations of the natural world (music, film, biology, anatomy, etc.) to provide precious insights into the kingdom of God. Today’s article is a fresh example. Prominent physician and longevity expert Peter Attia’s has come up with a three-stage framework for medicine. Attia observes that medicine evolved from “let’s randomly cut stuff out and hope for the best” to something far more useful.... Read more

Update: There are around 30 days left until my new book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded releases. The cover is stunning, white with elegant brushstrokes on the borders. Please mark your calendars for March 4. We are giving away 7 (count them, seven) marvelous bonuses to all who order the book during – not before – launch week. So wait until March 4th to grab your copy. Mrs. V. and I have been reading a short segment... Read more

Today I’ll be reviewing a book about the reliability of the New Testament. Unfortunately, this book didn’t release before I turned in my manuscript for The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded to the publisher, else I would have cited it. (Many of you have asked, and my book releases early March of 2025. The link above will give you details.) Most educated people – including well-known celebrities and non-Christian podcasters – confidently (and sometimes belligerently)... Read more

Today I’m going to feature another valuable commentary set. But before I do, let me clear something up. People sometimes ask why I use Bible commentaries. The main reason is to understand the variations between ancient biblical manuscripts and to gain expert perspectives on the original Hebrew and Greek texts. I also consult them to discover how (and why) scholars disagree in their interpretations of various biblical texts. In that respect, I read commentaries for their reasoning, not for their... Read more

If you somehow missed the first excerpt of my upcoming book on the New Testament story, you can read it here. Christoph Heilig is one of many scholars who helped me with some of the research questions I had for it. And as I was writing my own book, Heilig came out with a new book of his own on a different topic. Christoph Heilig’s Paul: The Storyteller offers a fresh and innovative exploration of the Apostle Paul’s narrative approach,... Read more

To my mind, Paul Barnett is one of the greatest scholars in the world. His expertise is early Christianity, biblical history, and the New Testament. And he’s written a new book. But before we get to that, let me fondly about Paul. Here are some of his outstanding publications (some of these volumes have been revised in later years). They are so good, I’ve cited many of them in my upcoming book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church:... Read more