A Quick Bible Study Vol. 300: Praise God for 300! It Began Because of Him and His Burial Shroud |
Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.
Thanks be to God for bringing me (and you) to Vol. 300 — coincidentally, the last of 2025. I believe this study was a divine appointment. It began when my Townhall piece on the Shroud of Turin, “Would Physical Evidence Strengthen Your Faith?” was posted on April 12, 2019, the Friday before Palm Sunday.
Fortunately, it ranked first on Townhall’s “most read” list.
Then, two months later, about an unrelated topic, I emailed a Salem Media executive whom I knew from attending several RedState Gatherings. During our exchange, he casually mentioned that my April Shroud of Turin piece had “done very well” and suggested I write a weekly Sunday “faith piece.”
My response was unenthusiastic because, since 2010, I had been a conservative political op-ed writer and NOT a faith writer, except occasionally about the Shroud of Turin.
Nonetheless, God’s plan unfolded slowly, leading me to start writing a weekly Bible study. I freely admit I am not a Bible scholar, but I have great faith in Jesus. For decades, beginning at age 20, the Lord intervened. He directed my path from non-practicing Judaism (my birth religion) through various Christian sects, ending with Catholicism — each offering me a distinct and deep perspective. Still, I had never considered publicly sharing my strong religious convictions.
To my surprise, once the study began in February 2020, it gained a following, and I received encouragement from readers worldwide through onsite comments and personal emails.
Amazingly, here we are at Vol. 300, which indirectly began with a popular Shroud of Turin piece in 2019. To that, I will pay homage, and then share some groundbreaking Shroud news.
But first, some background. In the 1990s, I became interested in the Shroud of Turin. I firmly believed that the 14.3-foot-long........