Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

When the Jewish authorities told Pilate “we will have no king but Caesar,” (John 19:15) they cut themselves off from the Messianic hope God had offered them. Their answer to Pilate is especially ironic given the sign that Pilate ordered be posted above the...

HBU Commencement Address: May 2014 [Video]

The following is a transcript of the preceding video:  To be a professor emerita or emeritus, and we will recognize Dr. Ernie Pyle in the next graduation ceremony, is quite a distinction. And we appropriately have this symbol of that distinctiveness. You can’t...
Philippians: Our True Citizenship

Philippians: Our True Citizenship

Philippians 1:27-30 is a powerful text. It speaks to the suffering and opposition the Philippians were experiencing when Paul wrote to them. The Bible doesn’t tell us much about the details of the particular opposition they were experiencing, but we can make some...