God’s Spirit Is in Us Although the terminology and even the timing vary between the various Christian traditions and perspectives, a generality is that first, someone decides to follow Jesus and then the Holy Spirit is given to guide and direct them. While each stream of Christian thought assigns different terms to these events and […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 20 Today’s passage: Luke 9:28–62 Focus verse: “This is my Son, whom I have chosen.” (Luke 9:35) Eight days after Jesus said some of his disciples wouldn’t die until they saw the kingdom of God, we perhaps see his promise play out. Jesus takes his three main followers—Peter, John, and James—on […]
Women Wearing Hats to Church and Other Unimportant Practices In Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he gives them instructions about head coverings (1 Corinthians 11:3-13). It’s a curious passage that’s challenging to apply in today’s world. At one point, Paul says women should have their heads covered when they pray or prophesy (1 Corinthians 11:6). […]
Pursuing the Politicians Takes Readers on a Thrilling Journey Through Political Conspiracy and Spiritual Warfare YA speculative fiction author Peter DeHaan announces the release of Pursuing the Politicians, Book 8 in The Next High Priest Series, now available in ebook, audiobook, and paperback formats. This highly anticipated installment follows 15-year-old High Priestess Emma Barlow as […]
A Weak King with a Short Reign Ish-Bosheth is the son of King Saul. After his father’s death—with the help of Abner, commander of Saul’s army—Ish-Bosheth assumes his father’s throne. He reigns for two years. There’s little remarkable about him or his rule. One story we have is when he confronts Abner for sleeping with […]
A Women Takes Extreme Action to Get What Is Due Her Tamar is a victim who takes extreme action to vindicate herself. She’s the daughter-in-law of Judah. She suffers at his hand, responds with guile, and has twins with him. Later she is one of four women mentioned in Jesus’s family tree. Talk about a […]
Jesus is sleeping in a boat; the disciples are crossing the lake. A major strong whips up and the disciples are overwhelmed—remember that several of them were fishermen, so it must have been a bad one to scare them. In a panic, they wake up Jesus. He says, “You have little faith; why are you […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 19 Today’s passage: Luke 9:1–27 Focus verse:“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.” (Luke 9:20) Jesus asks his disciples an interesting question, “Who do people say I am?” This is an easy question that they don’t have to think about. They quickly […]
The Conventional Wisdom on These Topics May Not Be I fear society’s views on college, marriage, and children leads people astray from a better way. We should, therefore, reframe our perspective on these topics from doing what the world tells us to align more fully with what the Bible tells us. College The common advice […]
A Commander with Shifting Allegiances Abner is the commander of King Saul’s army. He’s also Saul’s first cousin. Abner serves Saul well. After the king’s death, Abner transfers his alliance to Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth, making him king over all Israel in his father’s place, with David ruling over Judah. A battle rages between Israel (led […]