Christian apologist, theologian, author, and former documentary filmmaker with a strong academic and ministry background. Graduate of Cedarville University (B.A. Speech Communications, Pre-Seminary Bible), Immanuel Theological Seminary (Th.M. and Th.D. in Christian Apologetics and New Testament Textual Criticism), the Israel Bible Center (Postgraduate studies in Biblical Hebrew), the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome (Postgraduate studies in Shroud studies) and Dallas Theological Seminary (Postgraduate studies). Produced faith-based documentaries through Ensign Media, distributed by Vision Video and Gateway Films. Husband to Kathy, father, and grandfather. Resides in Morrow, Ohio.
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The Seven Mysteries of the Shroud of Turin: The Greatest Mystery Isn’t What You Think
Mention the Shroud of Turin, and the conversation almost always begins with the 1988 carbon-14 dating. Was the test accurate? Was the sample representative? Could contamination or repairs have affected the results? These are worthwhile questions, and they have generated decades of debate.¹ Others move beyond the dating and focus on the image itself. How…
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Addressing Biblical Objections to the Shroud of Turin
Twelve Claims Examined in Light of Scripture The Shroud of Turin should never become an object of worship. It is not the gospel. It does not replace Scripture. No Christian’s faith should stand or fall with a piece of cloth. But if the Shroud is authentic, it is not an embarrassment to the New Testament.…
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Nicaea: Myths, Truths, and What Actually Happened
Few events in church history have generated more myths than the Council of Nicaea. Watch enough documentaries, browse social media, or read popular novels, and you will eventually hear that Nicaea chose the books of the Bible, invented the Trinity, declared Jesus to be God by a vote, or allowed Constantine to rewrite Christianity for…
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A Review of the ESV Psalms from Crossway
Vacationing with the Psalms Vacations are interesting things. We spend months planning them, save money for them, and look forward to them. Then suddenly we find ourselves rushing through airports, waiting in lines, boarding ships, unpacking suitcases, and trying to make memories before the time slips away. In the rush to relax we sometimes forget…
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Ezekiel’s “Wheel Within a Wheel”
Not Ancient Aliens, but the Throne of God “As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually . . .”— Ezekiel 1:4 (ESV) Few passages in Scripture have been more misunderstood in modern culture than the vision of the…
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When the Mind Returns
Terminal Lucidity and the Case for Consciousness Beyond the Brain “And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” -Ecclesiastes 12:7 One of the strongest assumptions in modern culture is that human beings are nothing more than physical matter. According to strict materialism, our thoughts,…
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Rash Vows and the Case of Jephthah’s Daughter
In 1845, a young sailor named Robert Falls signed onto a voyage that would change his life forever. During a violent storm in the Atlantic, believing death was near, he reportedly cried out to God and vowed that if he survived, he would devote the rest of his life to ministry. The ship survived. Years…
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Government UFO Files and the Christian Faith
Would We Still Believe? “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. . .”Colossians 1:16 In recent years, public interest in UFOs, now often called UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), has exploded. What was once dismissed as fringe speculation has increasingly entered mainstream discussion through military footage, congressional hearings,…
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The ESV Study Bible Large Print Edition: A Complete Study System for Knowing God’s Word
The ESV Study Bible Large Print Edition is one of the most comprehensive and thoughtfully constructed study Bibles available today. It brings together scholarly depth and everyday usability in a way that serves both serious students of Scripture and those simply seeking to grow in their daily reading. One of the most immediate strengths of this edition…
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Okay, Dan, Let’s See It
When the Charge of Overstatement Turns Back on the Critic “Test everything; hold fast what is good.” —1 Thessalonians 5:21 A Standard Worth Applying Both Ways Scholar and skeptic, Dan McClellan often uses a phrase that I genuinely appreciate. “Okay, let’s see it.” It is a good instinct. It calls for evidence, clarity, and intellectual…
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The Suffering Servant: How Second Temple Israel Understood Isaiah 53
“He was pierced for our transgressions;he was crushed for our iniquities;upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,and with his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5, ESV) Why This Question Matters When we come to Isaiah 53, we are not simply reading poetry. We are reading a description. A description so specific, so personal, and…
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A Powerful Tool for Seeing the New Testament More Clearly
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament (ESV) is one of the most practical and accessible tools available today for anyone who wants to go deeper into the text of the New Testament without needing formal training in Greek. At its core, this volume places the Greek text (Nestle-Aland 28th Edition) behind the English Standard Version, allowing readers…
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The Day That Changed Everything
The Historical and Scriptural Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ “He is not here, but has risen.” – Luke 24:6 Before turning to the historical and scriptural evidence, consider a scene from the film Risen. The Roman tribune Clavius, tasked with investigating the missing body of Jesus, questions one of His followers. Skeptical and trying…
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A Forger for the Ages? Why the Medieval Forgery Theory of the Shroud Fails Under Scrutiny
“Buy the truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” — Proverbs 23:23 (ESV) The claim that the Shroud of Turin is a medieval forgery is often presented as if it were a settled conclusion. The reasoning tends to follow a familiar path. Relics were common in the Middle Ages, financial incentives…
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The Shroud of Turin and Scripture
Why Evangelicals Should Reconsider the Evidence “Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth… folded up in a place by itself.” – John 20:6–7 (ESV) As a Bible-believing evangelical Christian, I can say that among my fellow evangelicals there is often a…
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The Shroud of Turin and First-Century Jewish Burial Practices
“Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.” – John 19:41 (ESV) One of the most important questions surrounding the Shroud of Turin is not simply whether the cloth depicts a crucified man. The deeper historical…
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Was the Man on the Shroud of Turin Jewish?
“So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.” – John 19:40 (ESV) Imagine discovering a burial cloth bearing the image of a crucified man. Not just any man, but one whose wounds match Roman crucifixion, whose burial reflects Jewish…
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A Small Book with a Vast Vision of God
Samuel G. Parkison’s The Fountain of Life: Contemplating the Aseity of God (Crossway) is a small book that opens into immeasurable depths. In fewer than one hundred pages, Parkison accomplishes something rare: he takes one of the most profound and often intimidating doctrines in classical Christian theology and renders it luminous, worshipful, and pastorally nourishing. The doctrine…
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