• Bible Ah-Ha! #10 | Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 06 2008

    I grew up hearing that one of the strongest reasons for believing in Jesus is that He fulfilled hundreds of predictions in the Jewish Scriptures. Years later I found myself wondering where most of those prophecies were. Sometimes I found clear and compelling predictions. But more often than not, when I checked the sources for [...]

  • What Makes Jesus Authentic? | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 29 2008

    By every indication, Mr. Rogers’ advocacy and love for children were real. For over 30 years and 998 TV episodes, his relaxed “won’t you be my neighbor” approach helped a generation of kids to learn a lot about themselves and life.
    As a former Presbyterian minister, Fred Rogers would undoubtedly be the first to say, though, [...]

  • A Shuffled Deck | Posted by Mart De Haan on Dec 01 2007

    Life is like a game of cards. We have to work with what we’re dealt.
    But what happens if we make up the rules as we go along? What if we assume that there is no real order or purpose to the shuffled deck of circumstance?
    Questions like these were raised in 1990, when American educator and [...]

  • Missing Prophecies | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 01 2007

    Is it possible that followers of Christ have overstated the case for fulfilled prophecy?
    Like many others, I grew up hearing that one of the strongest reasons for believing in Jesus is that He fulfilled hundreds of predictions in the Jewish Scriptures. Years later I found myself wondering where most of those prophecies were. More often [...]

  • Aesop | Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 01 2007

    Until recently, I thought of Aesop as an ancient Dr. Seuss.Then I started reading his fables. What surprised me is that his stories about talking animals, birds, and insects aren’t just for children. As an adult, I found that many of Aesop’s fables parallel or at least reinforce moral insights of the Bible.
    Aesop’s history is [...]

  • The Road to Realism | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 01 2007

    Someone has noticed that, “Optimists think the glass is half full. Pessimists think it’s half empty. Realists know that if they stay around long enough they’re going to have to wash the glass.”
    In art, realists paint life with blemishes, wrinkles, and scars. Idealists paint a subject as they imagine it could or should be.
    On the [...]