The Barefoot Evangelist

5th 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 Read John 12:20-33…

In week five of our study, we explore the familiar symbolism of Babylon, 666 and the beasts. Join this six week study with video & written supplement, as we look at the history, cultural context and the meaning behind the Book of Revelation.

The Apostle’s Creed (not written by the apostles) has a line that says “He descended into hell”. This has confused modern readers who associate hell with endless torment, fire, evil stuff, and so forth. None of that was part of the earliest centuries of the church. Most churches now say “he descended to the dead”,…

In ancient times people were removed from their lands as a consequence of war because it was believed their gods lived on the land. To remove the people meant they were taken from their gods and their culture. It was the surest way to destabilize a nation. Israel was different. They believed God traveled with…

4th 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 In today’s story…

4th 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 Jesus was subversive. He did not…

The word ‘myth’ does not mean false, it means a story used to explain the world long before the study of science existed. Some of those old stories continue to hold truths about the nature of God and the universe. That is why we recognize them as Scripture. For Christians the first 11 chapters of…

In week four of our study, we witness the sounds of the angels’ trumpets and the cosmic destruction of the world. Join this six week study with video & written supplement, as we look at the history, cultural context and the meaning behind the Book of Revelation.

Easter is the oldest festival in the Christian tradition. By the time Egeria (c. 380 CE) had travelled to Jerusalem for Holy Week, it was well established and shared by many who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, which brought together bishops from around the Mediterranean,…