Cross Talk

Tag: Jesus

  • Throwback Thursday: ‘Tunnel Vision’

    Originally published on September 26, 2025: I didn’t live my whole life in the tunnel. Sure, I was driving around aimlessly and without direction for many years, but it wasn’t until right around my 49th birthday that I took a…

  • Monday Meditation: Matthew 5:16

    This week’s meditation is Matthew 5:16: In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

  • Sunday Morning Praise Song: ‘Above All’

    Today is Palm Sunday and as we begin Holy Week I am changing things up slightly. Today’s musical selection is “Above All” by Michael W Smith, and the video includes scenes from The Passion of the Christ. It’s a pretty…

  • How Hard Were Their Hearts?

    As belief continued to spread among the people, it did nothing but add to the Pharisees’ growing anger and their hearts became more hardened every day. What should have been a time of rejoicing at the coming of the Messiah,…

  • Throwback Thursday: Pay no Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain

    “Pay no Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain” was originally published on September 12, 2025

  • Wednesday’s Watch: If Jesus Was Just a Man… Explain This

    In this week’s Wednesday’s Watch I am sharing a video from J. Warner of Cold-Case Christianity. In this video he talks about how Jesus has had an enormous influence on literature, art, music, and education. So much so in fact,…

  • Monday Meditation: James 5:13

    This week’s meditation is on James 5:13: Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

  • Sunday Morning Praise Song: ‘Jesus Paid it All’

    Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day. (1 Chronicles 16:23 ESV) This week’s praise song is “Jesus Paid it All” by Kim Walker-Smith.

  • The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

    The parable of the dishonest manager comes to us in Luke, and for me this was one of the hardest parables to understand. I kept asking myself: why would Jesus be commending or praising the manager’s immoral behavior and dishonesty?…

  • Throwback Thursday: Receive the Kingdom of God Like a Child

    Originally published on August 22, 2025 Skeptics like to use this verse as an ad hominem attack against Christians, saying you have to be simple-minded and just blindly follow religion without rationalizing or thinking about it.