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Every year I purchase Bibles for high school and college graduates, and each year I am excited to explore the new study Bibles that are available. In the past, I have purchased and recommended CEB and NRSV Wesley Study Bible (CEB is a great, accessible translation, and NRSV is my […]

Recommendation: NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

November 3, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

Psalm 62:1-8 (NIV) 1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. 2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 3 How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down— this leaning […]

Truth and Lies

September 17, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

N.T. Wright’s upcoming book, The Day the Revolution Began, is an exploration of atonement. It comes out on October 11 of this year, and I was privileged with the opportunity to obtain a pre-release copy to review. Wright has a unique talent for making complex theological perspectives easily accessible for […]

N.T. Wright’s upcoming, “The Day The Revolution Began”

September 5, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

Psalm 139:1-16 (NIV) 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. 2 You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. 3 You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. 4 You […]

Radical Gratitude, Radical Trust

September 1, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

There is an amazing and overwhelming sensation of love that overcomes a parent when they hold their child for the first time. I felt it a few weeks ago, for the third time in my life, when I held my new baby girl, Thea Joan. The love I felt […]

Love is a Decision

August 27, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

Jesus’ ministry led to crucifixion. His gospel message led others to martyrdom. His instructions to those who wanted to be his followers was “Take up your cross and follow me.” The Gospel is a divisive, peace-bringing word – not the paradox it seems, but not as straightforward, perhaps, as we might […]

Ministry and the Conflict of the Gospel

August 3, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

A few brief thoughts from my reading today of Genesis 10-18: The people of the earth acquired a new technology: the brick. The technology of the brick empowered them to do things they previously could not do. They could build predictable and uniform structures, and they could do it quickly. […]

Technology, Idolatry and the Worship of Self

July 29, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

A few years ago, while working as a bi-vocational church planter, I formed a friendship in my secular employment with a Muslim. He knew I was a Christian pastor, and I understood that he was a committed Muslim, and we enjoyed many conversations comparing various aspects of our faith. He […]

A Christian Minister, Working through the Qur’an

July 28, 2016 in Blog by Nick Highland

If the lies we told left a taste in our mouth, and if the rumors we spread left stench on our breath, it would be the horrible taste and putrid smell of the death we are speaking. It would reek of decay. We would be unable to speak without fighting […]