Mark D. Roberts

A couple of years ago I became aware of tothesource when one of their journalists interviewed me about the reliability of the gospels. I was impressed by the quality of the conversation, and signed up to receive their weekly emails. (You can do the same here.) Since then, I have continued to appreciate the informative…

I just read a fascinating online article that I’d like to share with you. It chronicles a fascinating piece of academic detective work. It isn’t quite The Da Vinci Code, but it moves in the same domain. Before I give you a link to the article, however, let me say a word about the Center…

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know that, upon occasion, I pause to marvel at the wonders of Texas. My “Only in Texas” series often includes tasty tidbits from the Boerne Star, my local newspaper. Well, while I was in California over Christmas vacation, my mother urged me to do…

Part 12 of series: Living Christmasly Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series READ 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Do the things we do in this life really matter?…

Part 11 of series: Living Christmasly Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series READ 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 How can…

Part 10 of series: Living Christmasly Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series READ Galatians 4:1-7 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt…

Part 9 of series: Living Christmasly Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series READ Philippians 2:1-11  Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. Philippians 2:7 How should the Incarnation of Jesus impact our behavior in the Christian community?…

Part 8 of series: Living Christmasly Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series READ 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 How is Christ present in the world today? How can you and I represent him in our…

READ 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do our…

READ Romans 12:1-2 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1 Do our bodies really matter?…

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