The Barefoot Evangelist

Most mainline Protestant traditions accept women as ministers and priest, but many other churches do not. The earliest church did have women in all positions of leadership, and historians have been working on gathering evidence for at least 40 years. There is no question. Yes, women were priests. Unfortunately many in the church have actively…

Christians tend to read numbers in the Bible as just that, the number. We believe that there were 12 disciples (even though there are actually 15 different men named throughout the four Gospels). We believe Jesus was in the wilderness for 40 days, and the list goes on. If we look at these numbers though…

In week three of our study, we see John turn to spirit and visit the heavenly temple where he witnesses worship and the opening of the first six seals of the scroll. Join this six week study with video & written supplement, as we look at the history, cultural context and the meaning behind the…

In the 2nd century CE, the early fathers thought they were doing something helpful for all who read the Bible: they assigned writers to anonymous books, and merged characters so there seemed to be a few significant players rather than a number of people with the same name. Instead of being helpful, it made tracing…

2nd Sunday in Lent Lent is the long purple section. It is 40 days + 6 Sundays before Easter. It is a time to think about our choices and how we want to do better. It is also a time of prayer and giving. How to Lent with Kids Our Story Activity “Take up your…

2nd Sunday in Lent Lent is the long purple section. It is 40 days + 6 Sundays before Easter. It is a time to think about our choices and how we want to do better. It is also a time of prayer and giving. How to Lent for Teens “Take up your cross”, take up…

In week two of our study, we look at the letter to the seven churches in Asia, the symbolism in those letters, the allusion to Hebrew culture and scriptures, and the take away for the church as a whole in the 1st century as well as the 21st century. Join this six week study with…

Timelines matter. They help us know what information was probably known and shared by the author and what would have been unknown. As an example, Paul was writing his letters decades before the Gospels were written. That matters because assuming Paul was using the Gospels as scriptures is making Paul responsible for stories he might…