Bard & Bible

Not technically part of my recently concluded “Lesser Known Characters of the Bible” series – The man known only as ‘The Man Born Blind’ seemed like a good transition back to business as usual. There isn’t much to know about the guy, but there are few folks I think about more than… Continue reading

There are certain names that we remember when we’re looking at Paul and his missionary journeys. There are two of them in particular that can be easily overlooked but should be given a particular note. Priscilla and Aquila are among Paul’s dearest friends. They are from the same trade, they… Continue reading

We’re still working through this series on characters found all over the Bible that often are overlooked or underappreciated. Today’s feature is Lydia – the seller of purple. A woman who hosts Luke, Paul, and the missionaries with them – the first believer in all of Phillipi. There’s not much… Continue reading

The very first time I did a series about lesser-known, favorite characters in the Bible started with me telling a room full of fifth-grade boys, “Has anyone ever told you about Ehud the left handed assassin?” It was a ploy, mind you, to get these guys who showed absolutely no… Continue reading

Tonight we start a series of episodes dedicated to folks in the Bible you may have never even heard of. They are the people that live in the narrative parts of the Old and New Testaments, but they don’t make their way into many Sunday school lessons or precious moments… Continue reading

I had a new B&B in the can. Had it outlined, recorded, and ready to be edited – but it got scratched. Instead, I wanted to speak to what we’re seeing in Charlottesville, VA today. I am thankful that we are now seeing the Church refuse to be silent about racism… Continue reading

Chester Bennington wrote songs that spoke to my youth, and news of his death hit a lot of us who turned to his music during a tumultuous time of our lives. In this tale – I want to tell you a personal story. My story. I know there have been many… Continue reading

I have grown tired as of late. So tired that I find it challenging to write this description in a way that does justice to what I’m talking about in this tale, without just kicking a hornets’ nest that does more to prove my assertion than it does stir up… Continue reading

When I was a kid – I wore out the VHS tape I had of an animated movie called The Flight of Dragons. One of the characters in the story was a young, immature house dragon by the name of Gorbash. When the prophesied hero from the world of men… Continue reading

Anytime folks in the Christian community want to talk about culture, and how to harness culture to share and explore God – they cite Mars Hill. A quick google search will show you sermons, videos, and a cavalcade of organizations that claim the name of that rock in Greece. But… Continue reading

We use the word ‘ritual’ to describe everything from the silly to the sublime. We use it to describe wearing the same pair of socks until our team makes it through the playoffs, as well as the means by which we connect to our Creator in worship. In this tale,… Continue reading

In the world of self-perception, there are two extremes that are equally wrong. The Dunning-Krueger effect says that those who are woefully incompetent will greatly overestimate their skill, and imposter syndrome is the idea that those who are qualified and highly successful will often feel like they are moments away from… Continue reading

We use the word “community” a lot around here. In this episode, I spend some time looking at the various Bible passages that inform the concept of community and its important place in the daily application of the Christian faith. We can’t do this alone – and the “It’s just… Continue reading

I have always been a sucker for redemption stories. This is particularly true during the Easter season, when we not only tell stories that involve a character’s redemption – but recount the redemption story at the heart of our faith. The one where God redeemed, and is still working out… Continue reading

What happens when there is pain you can’t fight for a problem that you can’t fully identify? What happens when you spend time in the ER asking God to intervene – and he doesn’t? How do we live in a place that still follows God – hungers to get closer… Continue reading

Sacrificial love is something we’re all called to if we’re following Christ. He pretty much defines what love is supposed to look like. But sometimes we need somebody to come along and model that for us in our daily life. For me – that was my dad. We’d love to… Continue reading

In this inaugural episode of our new devotional podcast – I talk break down what you can expect to hear in this new podcast, and then I talk about a man named Bezalel – and how his story reminds us just how much bigger God is than we think He… Continue reading