Blog — FAN AND FLAME

That’s the subject line of an email I got just over two months ago. It still makes me mad.

The BibleBenjamin VrbicekNovember 11, 2014Cycling, Strava, 2014b Comments

Yeah, That Thing I Said, I Didn’t Mean It Like That

Of the blogs that I read consistently, Kevin DeYoung’s is one of my favorites. I thought you’d enjoy this recent satirical rift on the Sermon on the Mount.

The BibleBenjamin VrbicekOctober 21, 2014Kevin DeYoung, Sermon on the Mount, 2014bComment

The Lifeblood of Christianity

Just how important is the death of Jesus to our faith? Well, how important is blood to your body?

The BibleBenjamin VrbicekSeptember 18, 2014Bible, Jesus, The Gospel of Mark, 2014aComment

Jumping the Shark and the Trajectory of Sin

Reflections on returns that diminish and those that don't.

The BibleBenjamin VrbicekSeptember 16, 2014Bible, caricature, Sin, 2014aComment

No, I Don’t Know Everything, but Thanks for the Reminder

Some passages are easier than others to preach. They just are. But Mark 13 is not one of them.

Preaching, The BibleBenjamin VrbicekSeptember 2, 2014Bible, Preaching, The Gospel of Mark, 2014aComment

The Thickness and Beauty of the Canon, Even if Closed

If we only have "THIS" much, are we impoverished? Or is there more there than we think?

The BibleBenjamin VrbicekAugust 19, 2014Bible, Canon, 2014aComment

I Don’t Need a Boat, but Get Me a Boat

Here's a reason I keep reading the Bible. Again. And Again. And Again.

The BibleBenjamin VrbicekAugust 5, 2014Jesus, The Gospel of Mark, 2014a Comments