Geocaching Scripture

The phenomenon of speaking in tongues – Glossolalia – was well-known in the surrounding cults and other faiths in the ancient world. Paul's discussion of it in Corinthians speaks to a larger pastoral issue. 

"And about the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea..." The story of Jesus walking on water is iconic, baffling and a little frightening. What does the language used tell us about who Jesus is? What were beliefs at the time about the sea? Let's geocache!

If you grew up like I did, John 3:16 is tattooed on the inside of your eyelids. Did you know that the phrase "born again" has a double meaning? What exactly was going on in this late-night rooftop conversation?

Joseph, husband of Mary and step-father of Christ, has no recorded dialogue. What do the few lines about him scripture tell us about who he was? His short cameo was vital to the story. 

A geocache on who people thought John the Baptist was, what he did, and why that made e'rybody so mad. 

Isaiah 11: "...a shoot will come from Jesse." Throughout the Old Testament, God's people are cut down again and again, but a remnant of hope always remains. The Great Hope grew from an unlikely place when all seemed lost. 

In Matthew 10, and many other places, Jesus refers to himself as the "Son of Man." Where does that term come from? 

Astrology and astronomy were synonymous in the ancient world. What did it mean when the Magi said they "saw His star"?