I'm writing this as vaguely as possible due to privacy interests. The following testimonial comes from someone in the ministry I met during one of my Unseen Realm events. This pastor and his wife needed Fern and Audrey's help as they are working through survivor /...
Dr. Heiser's Projects
Another Unfiltered Friday
Forgot to post this here last week. A new installment of my Unfiltered Fridays series over at the Logos Academic blog: Serious Bible Study Isn’t for Sissies
Naked Bible Fantasy Football is Back
For those of you who were reading the blog last year, you'll recall that I created a fantasy football league for the blog readership. It pains me to also remind you that I got my hat handed to me last season (finished fourth). Time for some sanctified revenge! If you...
The PDF Handbook to my second novel, The Portent
Do you read my science fiction? Well those of you who read The Portent, the sequel to The Facade, know that The Portent ended with a riddle for readers. Part of the riddle and a clue was in the book, while part was in a companion handbook. The riddle was part of a...
New 60 Second Scholar “Brief Insights” Series Ships Today
Zondervan's re-publication of my 60 Second Scholars series officially launches today! I hope that you'll all order copies for yourself and friends. The books can be ordered via Amazon and chain bookstores like Barnes and Noble. If you order on Amazon, note that the...
And the Title of the Next Novel Will Be …
The CIPHER ... by a narrow margin: Thanks for all who voted! Over 1500 of you! I start tonight ... well, as soon as we get power back. Day 4 of no electricity at home (at work now - civilization). Hopefully we'll be back in business late tonight.
I am not a Prophet
I had not announced it yet (it came about a week or so ago), but I was asked to be on the Jim Bakker show and speak Wed night at his campus (Morningside) service. Last night it came to my attention that my appearance was being billed as "come to hear the prophets" (my...
Mike’s Recent Review of a Book on Israelite Religion in Themelios
Click here to read my most recent scholarly book review. But honestly, the real reasons I post about this are twofold: (1) there are several important books reviewed at the link, and (2) you should all know about the journal Themelios. Themelios is a a free online...
Three New Books from Mike – Just in Time for Christmas? Not Quite
Three new books? Indeed -- the three volumes of my 60 Second Scholar series. I blogged about these books back in July. Here's the short description from that older post. These are trade books -- books aimed at the lay person -- not academic books. All three are 100...
Mike’s Unfiltered Fridays Series
I wasn't going to post links to these, but I decided "why not?" Here is my series (in order) so far over on the Logos Academic blog. My weekly "column" is called Unfiltered Fridays. You can decide if I'm cranky enough. Unfiltered Fridays: Getting Serious—and Being...
PORTENT Update
Just thought I'd drop readers a line, particularly those who have read The Facade: I've hit the halfway mark on The Portent.
More Facade Trivia Giveaway
This week's trivia contest has a bit of a different twist. Instead of giving away a copy of the special edition of The Façade (which is still available on preorder here) I thought I would give you the chance to decide what you want to win. As readers may recall, I am...
Facade Trivia Contest
Last week I hosted a blog contest where I asked you to guess the title of the sequel to The Facade. Since that had such a great response, I’ve decided to host a new giveaway every week for the month of November! For this week, answer this question correctly in the...
Guess the Title of the Sequel to The Facade and Win
Yesterday I announced that a special edition of The Façade is being released. You can get it for 25% off from Vyrso. Along with some never-before-seen bonus content, the special edition includes the first five chapters of the sequel. So what is the title of the...
My Favorite Science Fiction Movies
In the wake of my review of the dismal Prometheus (the word still prompts that "I feel a yawn coming on" feeling), a reader asked for my own Top Ten list of favorite science fiction films. Below is a list of more than ten, in no particular order. A few notes are in...