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From The Outset
Temptation and Christ’s Early Ministry The problem with mountaintops is that they’re surrounded by valleys. When we last saw Jesus, he was basking in the glow of the Spirit of God while the voice of God the Father declared over him from heaven, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well Continue reading
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What People Are Saying
I’ve been thrilled to see reviews show up for Big Buts of the Bible: A Revealing Look at Jesus Christ. Here are excerpts from a few of those reviews. “Darin has what I would call a ‘conversationalist’ way of writing. Rather than heading into a classroom and listening to a lecture, or pulling out a Continue reading
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Prepare the Way
While Matthew, Mark and Luke all record Jesus’ coming to be baptized by John, only Matthew notes John’s reluctance: But John tried to deter {Jesus} saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ With this but we have further evidence that John saw his ministry of baptism as symbolically Continue reading
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Best Seller!
Big Buts of the Bible: A Revealing Look at Jesus Christ has risen to Best Seller status in its category at Smashwords! The book released a month ago and has seen brisk sales at Smashwords and Amazon. The figures are not in from all the other retailers, but (isn’t that a great word?) suffice to Continue reading
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Prepare The Way
What Did He Say? In addition to introducing Jesus’ ministry, John introduced a number of key spiritual terms. Repentance, confession, baptism, the kingdom of heaven, judgment, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit are all mentioned here for the first time in the New Testament. Each of these concepts will be developed further as we Continue reading
Big Buts of the Bible 