Well, I'm finally home from San Diego. Lots I could talk about. This year's meeting was as hectic as always (pretty much 9-9 every day), but was one of the better ones for me in recent memory. First there was the hotel -- not the one for ETS (for those traveling to...
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Someone in Israel is Attacking Me and It’s Funny, Uninformed, and Dishonest
That's how these things usually go. When I checked my email this morning I saw that a friend had sent me this piece of nonsense: someone behind a blog called "NARWatch" in Israel is attacking me and my content. Normally I don't even read these. There haven't been...
Gandalf and His Ministry Going Forward
Many of you will know that by “Gandalf” I’m referring to myself. The label came about some years ago during an interview about how I view the believing Christian world (the Christianity that is rooted in the actual gospel) functions in three realms, one of which is...
Review of Mike’s Angels Book by Gospel Coalition
Readers will likely find this review of my new book (Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host) by Justin Dillehay of interest. I'm grateful that Justin took the time to review the book, and that the Gospel Coalition found it worth inclusion on...
Mike’s Next Two Books are on Amazon Pre-Order
Both my forthcoming books are now on Amazon for pre-order, so I thought I'd post the links here (click on the covers). The Stranger Things book ships October 16, 2019. From the Introduction: "Mythic genres like fantasy and science fiction allow storytellers to play...
The Logic of What I’m Publishing and Some Reviews of What Does God Want?
I’ve been asked the following many times when I’m out speaking: Do you have small group material for people new to the content of Supernatural and Unseen Realm? How can I teach other people in my church about this content? The answer to the first is yes – What Does...
Misquoted (Or Perhaps Misunderstood) in a Recent Book
This isn't a big deal, but it's sort of illustrative of how I can be misunderstood, and how Bible translations can be misleading. I recently received an email that alerted me to the above this way: The present globalist-versus-Christian war is taking place in both the...
More Kindle Academic Papers from Mike Available
A couple of weeks ago I posted three of my conference papers that have been converted to Kindle format. Here are four additional papers for Kindle: Michael S. Heiser, "Thinking Clearly about the Jesus Family Tomb: A Conference Paper" Michael S. Heiser,...
Things I Have Learned
Don't take this list the wrong way. Yes, I'm in chemotherapy for cancer, but this isn't some sort of "last words" post! It just popped into my head today that I ought to make such a list for readers / followers like I did years ago on "Heiser's Laws for Bible Study"...
Mike’s Book, The Bible Code Myth, Now Available for Kindle
I wrote and self-published The Bible Code Myth over ten years ago. I don't believe it was ever on Amazon (so long ago I can't remember). I had sold it as a PDF as well. Through a lot of help on the part of Peter Rust, a friend of mine who has helped out with other...
Mike Lecturing Through Unseen Realm AND MORE: Introducing the Awakening School of Theology
Those of you who follow the Naked Bible Podcast or subscribe to the MIQLAT newsletter will know that I'm no longer with Logos Bible Software, having accepted a new position -- the Executive Director of the Awakening School of Theology and Ministry in Jacksonville, FL....
The Kind of Emails I Get and Why My Audience is Awesome
Every once in a while, I get an email from someone who simply cannot comprehend my email disclaimer -- the one where I alert people to the fact that I'm always hundreds of emails behind, which means that, while I will see your email, I likely will not reply to it....
Mike’s Being Talked About a Lot Lately (Or So It Seems)
Just a personal note. I've been hearing (and seeing, in email) my own name a lot recently -- how I (allegedly) believe or don't believe XYZ, or how someone is suspicious of me, or how I need to debate some person. Sigh. For the record (this is a laziness test for...
Mike Visits the Secret Headquarters of the Bible Project
This past week I had the privilege of spending two days at the secret (not quite underground) location where the Bible Project folks are hard at work helping the world understand and appreciate the Bible. It was a lot of fun, trust me. I spent most of the time with...
Thoughts on the Year 70 Israel Tour
As many of you know, I just returned from a trip to Israel. The trip was created and conducted by Lipkin Tours. Along with Derek and Sharon Gilbert, I was a host on the tour. This allowed me to comment on certain sites and content points along the tour as we were led...