Ben Witherington

4 days ago | patheos.com | Ben Witherington

My mom was a remarkable woman. She was a college graduate from the school that became UNC-Greensboro though neither of her parents went to college. She became a widely sought after piano teacher, and taught at both Salem and Queens college as well as giving private lessons in her home and playing at churches. She instilled in me and my sister Laura a lifelong love of music— ranging from classical to hymns to rock and roll to jazz to country to bluegrass and more.

5 days ago | patheos.com | Ben Witherington

The problem I have with the following is they made the mistake of giving various of these icons perfect teeth, and we know from skeletal remains that was not the case with even the most elite Egyptians, Romans, Greeks. Even with 18th century folks like Ben Franklin or George Washington,  George had iron dentures!! VIDEO

6 days ago | patheos.com | Ben Witherington

We are now fortunate enough to have several good accounts of the remarkable outpouring of the Spirit in February 2023 at Asbury University, which became a story that spanned the globe within weeks, including thousands of people showing up in Wilmore while it was happening. You have to understand that Wilmore Ky. has a population of just over 5,000 and we now know what would happen if it would suddenly increase by 10 fold— namely utter chaos, but of a good and godly sort.

1 week ago | patheos.com | Ben Witherington

“I say unto you, Make unto yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into the everlasting habitations.” Luke 16:9. 1. Our Lord, having finished the beautiful parable of the Prodigal Son, which he had particularly addressed to those who murmured at his receiving publicans and sinners, adds another relation of a different kind, addressed rather to the children of God.

1 week ago | patheos.com | Ben Witherington

Sometimes small is better. And that is true when it comes to lexicons you can carry around with you to Greek class and church, and Bible study. Paul Jackson has done us a considerable service in producing this lexicon which actually has an amazing amount of words and definitions in it for a book that barely tips the scales at just over 200 pages.