Monthly Archives: April 2025

The Invisible Man / Teaching Faith but Practicing Fear / 2026 Tour: Greece & Turkey

Written on April 23, 2025 at 12:08 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 23 April 2025 . Good morning! Today, in addition to two new Q&As, you’ll find stimulating articles by Greg Koukl and Nadine Templer. Greg, a… Read More

Q&A 1690—The Israelites (in the desert) had no meat?

Written on April 22, 2025 at 10:39 am, by

In Exodus 16 and Numbers 11 the Israelites grumble about having no meat. This doesn’t make sense, since they left Egypt with their livestock—presumably thousands of cattle, sheep and goats…. Read More

Q&A 1689—Was Jesus illiterate?

Written on April 22, 2025 at 10:33 am, by

I recently read a book indicating that people in first-century Nazareth were very poor and illiterate. The writer claimed that Jesus too was illiterate. How can this be true? —… Read More

Teaching Faith but Practicing Fear, by Nadine Templer

Written on April 22, 2025 at 8:54 am, by

Over the years, I have found myself teaching faith, grace, and love, but practicing something very different. The way I lived my faith and led others contradicted what I was… Read More

An Easter Message from Peter Williams

Written on April 17, 2025 at 7:20 pm, by

Watch: An Easter Message from Peter Williams In this video, Peter Williams encourages us to be confident in the truth of the Gospels – Jesus faced injustice with dignity, chose… Read More

The Resurrection: Good News for an Anxious World

Written on April 17, 2025 at 10:28 am, by

By Paul Copan Apr 17 GenZ, Technology, and Anxiety We live in an anxious generation—it’s a time of insecurity, self-doubt, and all manner of identity crises—personal, sexual, and spiritual. In… Read More

Dying & Rising Gods? / The Ideal Human

Written on April 16, 2025 at 12:24 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 16 April 2025 Good morning! Vicki and I have just returned from a road trip to Scotland and North East England. I… Read More

Thoughts on Ibn Ishāq’s Sīrat Rasūl Allāh—the oldest biography of Muhammad

Written on April 15, 2025 at 2:49 pm, by

1. Introduction Why is it important to learn about the life of Muhammad? Because of his extensive global impact; because he is venerated by one quarter of humanity; and because… Read More

Chapter Nine: Wounded on the Inside

Written on April 14, 2025 at 4:07 pm, by

Mega Church Mentality and the Contours of Spiritual Abuse Andrew Boakye, PhD. Apr 12 You may well have heard the phrase, ‘drank the Kool-Aid’; it crops up a fair bit… Read More

Dreaming of a Nation Governed by the 10 Commandments? / Sīrat or Gospel?

Written on April 9, 2025 at 12:21 pm, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 9 April 2025 Good evening from sunny England! Vicki and I are enjoying the sun, taking care of family matters, and thinking… Read More

Relationship as Center, by Dr. Glen Giles

Written on April 7, 2025 at 11:34 pm, by

The paper below was presented at the ICOC Teachers Conference in 2022 by Dr. Glen Giles. ] “I think relationship is the key and center of Biblical Theology.” Abstract: This… Read More

Monthly Newsletter–RisenJesus.com

Written on April 7, 2025 at 6:54 pm, by

This is the April edition of our monthly newsletter. View this email in your browser Gratitude Thanks for your continued interest in this ministry. Special thanks to those of you… Read More

Near Death Experiences / Interview / Muḥammad pt. 8 / Faith Rewired

Written on April 2, 2025 at 12:00 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 2 April 2025 . Good morning from England! A few days ago I joined a fascinating webinar, sponsored by the American Scientific… Read More

Why Would a Church Need an NDA?

Written on April 1, 2025 at 10:40 pm, by

Nadine Templer Mar 26   “For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.” Luke… Read More