Exploring My Strange Bible

Explore covenant as the Bible’s guiding story of partnership, commitment, and faithful love. The discussion moves from ancient alliances and marriage imagery to God’s covenants with Noah, Abraham, Israel, and David. Genesis 15, Abraham’s trust, the covenant ceremony, and Jesus’ Last Supper reveal how divine promises culminate in a new covenant marked by self-giving love.

What does “glory” really mean in the Bible? This teaching explores its connection to honor, reputation, significance, and the Hebrew idea of weight. From creation and the statue of Joan of Arc to humanity’s calling, broken image, and Jesus’ restoration, it traces a powerful biblical vision of what it means to reflect God.

What does holiness really mean beyond moral behavior? This teaching explores biblical images of sacred space, Moses at the burning bush, Isaiah’s awe-filled encounter, and the tension between God’s dangerous presence and healing power. It traces holiness from Israel’s tabernacle to Jesus, whose purity reaches the impure and transforms the world.

What does Revelation mean by a “new heaven and new earth”? This teaching explores its ancient symbols, the sea as an image of chaos, and the tension between continuity and transformation. It also connects future renewal with the way believers can live now through reconciliation, forgiveness, and self-giving love.

A lecture unpacks Paul’s seed metaphor and explores how an acorn’s transformation models resurrection bodies. The talk traces prophetic fire as purification, the trumpet moment of sudden change, and why present life cannot inherit the imperishable kingdom. It closes with a practical call to live sacrificially, investing in work shaped by resurrection hope.

Romans 8 retells the Exodus story through groaning, slavery, liberation, and promised freedom. Explore how suffering deepens the longing for God’s future glory, why creation itself awaits release from decay, and how resurrection points toward renewed human life and a restored world. A powerful reflection on bringing grief and global tragedy to Jesus while anticipating new creation.

A close read of 1 Peter about new birth and a living hope rooted in resurrection. Reflections on why resurrection became the early church's foundational surprise. A conversation about human need for narrative hope, illustrated with Viktor Frankl’s Holocaust insights. Exploration of suffering as a refining fire and the certainty of an untouchable inheritance kept for believers.

A tour of resurrection and new creation as a lens for how followers see the world and future. A close reading of Luke 24's road to Emmaus and the shock of unrecognized presence. How images and cultural assumptions shape vision. Bread, memory, and the surprise of new life recast hope and redemption.

A look at the early church’s habit of sharing time, homes, and possessions. Explores koinonia as deep mutual life rather than casual socializing. Traces generosity from Jerusalem to Macedonia and how grace motivated radical giving. Offers three practical implications for contemporary communal life and prayerful responses.

A look at Acts 2 and how the earliest church formed rhythms for learning and living together. The talk highlights Pentecost and Spirit empowerment for public witness. It outlines four core habits from Acts 2 and reframes discipleship as lifelong learning. Practical places and moments for growth in community are explored, with a call to commit and participate.