Archive - Pop Culture Bible Stories

Why my parents didn't want me to listen to Tupac

Life and death is in the power of the tongue. That proverb applies perfectly to Tupac Shakur.

Apr 17, 2024 •

James David Dickson

What the Bible's first family tells us about human nature

Sin is the ultimate human struggle. Here's how Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel wrestled with it, and what we can learn from them

Apr 4, 2024 •

James David Dickson

March 2024

Man's first choice was between eternal life and certain death

You'll never guess what happened next

Mar 28, 2024 •

James David Dickson

December 2023

Where is the lamb? The offering of Isaac is a story about God, not man

Genesis 22 is not a story about man and faith. It's a story about God and what love looks like.

Dec 24, 2023 •

James David Dickson

June 2023

VIDEO: Teamwork vs the Tower of Babel

What makes teamwork good and the Tower of Babel bad? Intent. A word from Genesis 11.

Jun 13, 2023 •

James David Dickson

May 2023

The Current Thing is the God-shaped hole in your soul

In Acts 17, Paul finds an Athens community that built an altar TO AN UNKNOWN GOD, and makes an introduction.

May 10, 2023 •

James David Dickson

It's a thin line between stoning and sacrifice

Acts 14 finds Paul on two sides of the extreme: One side that wants to kill him, the other that sees him as a God.

May 6, 2023 •

James David Dickson

April 2023

If you're not being persecuted, you're not going hard enough

When is the last time you were 'counted worthy' of persecution? A word from Acts 5

Apr 29, 2023 •

James David Dickson

Beware the hired hand

In a child's life, parents are the good shepherd. Teachers are hired hands. We confuse these at our own peril.

Apr 9, 2023 •

James David Dickson

October 2022

The 'born' supremacy: The draft and the reality of sex

This week, the U.S. government reaffirmed the Genesis 1:27 view of sex.

Oct 14, 2022 •

James David Dickson

September 2022

The parable of Kyrie Irving

Freedom is not free. It cost about $60 million, after taxes. A word from Mark 8.

Sep 27, 2022 •

James David Dickson

Beware 'false Christs,' who proclaim their own goodness

Beware any man who calls himself good. Charlie Crist's self-idolatry is dangerous. Of course the media won't treat it that way.

Sep 18, 2022 •

James David Dickson

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