born and raised twice in the bay, I preach Jesus and him crucified
Villet, G. (Photographer). (n.d.). Jennie Magill and family in the kitchen [Photograph]. The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock. In Thompson, M. (2021, May 6). What it was like to be a working mother in 1950s America. LIFE. https://www.life.com/history/working-mother/ There’s a kind of nostalgia making the rounds these days. You can find it on podcasts, in Instagram reels, or tucked inside... Continue Reading →
*image: Rembrandt van Rijn, The Jewish Bride, c. 1665–9. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Marriage is not about one person getting their way. It is not about power or control. It is not about managing emotions to keep the peace. It is about two people learning to walk with Christ by the way they treat each other. The... Continue Reading →
W. H. P. Hatch and C. B. Welles, A Hitherto Unpublished Fragment of the Epistle to the Ephesians, HTR LI (1958), pp. 33-37. This Ephesians course was developed to strike a balance between close textual analysis and theological synthesis, guiding disciples to grasp both the literary structure of the letter and its real-world implications. The epistle... Continue Reading →
If your whole identity is built on who didn't want you, what's left when someone finally does? That's the tragedy of the incel movement. It feeds off rejection but has no idea what to do with love. The term "involuntary celibate" began as a raw, honest confession. But over time, it hardened into a belief... Continue Reading →
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?” (Matthew 25:37, ESV) There is a quiet song that hums underneath the pages of Scripture. It is not loud, but it is persistent. God sees the outsider. Again and again, He reaches... Continue Reading →
Phillip W. Martin 