Apollos of Alexandria

The Resurrection That Forever Stands Alone

Jesus wasn’t the first person raised from the dead in Scripture. So why does the New Testament treat his resurrection as something utterly different? For years, I struggled to

The Lilac and the Vine: Living in the “Now but Not Yet”

One summer afternoon, I found myself wrestling in the garden. A wild vine had wrapped itself aggressively around our lilac tree, choking out its life. I hacked at it for

"As a Testimony to Them"

Right after the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus comes down the hillside and meets a man with leprosy who kneels and says, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make

Was Adam Perfect?

Many Christians speak of Adam as having been created “perfect.” But is that actually what Scripture says? What the Bible Does (and Doesn’t) Say The Hebrew word often translated