The Watchmaker's Pulse

This week our texts describe the beginning of Paul's church-planting efforts in Acts 12-19, Galatians, 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians, and 1 Corinthians 1-3. Jesus' ministry lasted about three years, culminating in his death on the cross as atonement for sin, and his resurrection from the dead demonstrating his victory over the penalty of death. [...]

This week we'll look at the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and the beginning work of the apostles in Matthew 27-28, Mark 15-16, Luke 23-24,  John 19-21, and Acts 1-12. Jesus' resurrection from the dead is the single most important tenet of the Christian beliefs. Regarding it, the apostle Paul wrote (1 Corinthians 15:12-19), [...]

This week's post will consider passages from Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 22-23, and John 13-19. These passages describe the crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus. First, I want to encourage you to explore the links I've provided in the "For Further Investigation" section below. There is a web page from Jews for Jesus which [...]

This week our scripture readings include Matthew 20-25, Mark 10-13, Luke 18-21, and John 12. Many of this week's passages follow the theme of reading the signs of the future. I want to focus on Jesus' teaching about this in Matthew 24. Read it below. Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his [...]

This week our passages for consideration are Matthew 19, Mark 10, Luke 10-18, and John 8-11. I want to continue considering a list of Jesus' claims to divinity that I began last week. Jesus made a number of statements beginning with the phrase "I am" which he deliberately chose to identify himself with God. "I [...]