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Is Jesus God?

Who Is Jesus?

A hesitant young adult is welcomed into a modest American community-center supper.

Can I Follow Jesus Without the Church?

American individualism makes a private Jesus attractive, especially after disappointment. The New Testament offers community without pretending every congregation is safe or healthy.

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A skeptical young adult and a Christian historian examine source reproductions in an American library discussion.

Can We Know Anything About Jesus Outside the Bible?

The evidence for Jesus is neither a secret archive that proves every Christian claim nor an empty space filled by faith. A careful historical case is more modest and more interesting.

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A small group shares a simple meal with a maintenance worker away from a religious conference merchandise display.

Jesus Is Not a Personal Brand

Christian visibility can turn the name of Jesus into a strategy for attention. The Gospels test influence by truth, hidden service, and the freedom to become smaller.

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A first-century Jewish teacher discusses Scripture with men in a Galilean synagogue.

Jesus Was Jewish—Why That Changes How We Read Him

Jesus did not appear in a religious vacuum or found a faith by despising Judaism. Reading him within Jewish Scripture and life corrects both shallow interpretation and Christian antisemitism.

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Incarcerated adults and a listening chaplain discuss the Bible around a prison classroom table.

Meeting Jesus Behind Bars

Prison ministry can treat incarcerated people as projects or partners. The Gospels present Jesus as judge, prisoner, liberator, and Lord of a community that must reckon with both harm and hope.

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A wheelchair user leads an accessible American church Bible discussion among disabled and nondisabled adults.

More Than a Miracle Story

The healing stories reveal Jesus' authority and compassion. Disabled Christians also ask the church to notice access, agency, and belonging that do not depend on becoming nondisabled.

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American church volunteers from different jobs stock a neighborhood food pantry together after work.

The Jesus Who Refuses the American Dream

American ambition can wear Christian language while training us to treat wealth, visibility, and independence as proof of blessing. Jesus offers a different account of a good life.

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Jesus washes a disciple's feet in a first-century courtyard while other men watch quietly.

What Kind of Man Was Jesus?

Jesus cannot be recruited as either a harmless mascot or an aggressive strongman. His courage, tenderness, authority, and self-giving expose both caricatures.

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An adult speaks with a careful pastoral listener on a bench outside an American church.

When Church Hurt Distorts the Face of Jesus

People harmed by churches are often told not to confuse Jesus with Christians. The distinction matters, but it must not be used to excuse leaders who acted in his name.

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Two women approach an open first-century tomb at dawn and find the entrance empty.

Why the Resurrection Changes the Answer

Jesus can be admired as a moral teacher without demanding much more than selective inspiration. The resurrection claim explains why the earliest Christians answered the identity question differently.

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