By what authority does Jesus act? Susan Cyre works through Mark 11, a chapter on that question, from the entry into Jerusalem and the withered fig tree to the cleansing of the temple and the challenge of the chief priests, scribes and elders.
What does a culture lose when it stops worshiping the one true God? Robert L. Wilken reads Daniel 3 alongside T. S. Eliot, Origen and Augustine, and argues that the First Commandment is the theological basis of a humane society.
What does the whole Bible say about same-sex practice, and do its prohibitions simply reflect the cultures of their day? James R. Edwards works through the key Old and New Testament texts and answers the usual objections to each.