Jesus Comes to Lead a Spiritual Rebellion The First Reformation Happened 2000 Years Ago As the time for Jesus’s sacrificial death approaches, his enemies come to arrest him. They’re armed. This might be as a show of force or maybe because they...
The Bible is the Big Book of Questions Questions Arise as We Study the Bible and That’s Okay In the post Is It Okay to Question God? I share stories of Job, Abraham, Moses, David, Mary, and Jesus. They all question God. Seriously, they do. But...
Don’t Be Alarmed: Supernatural Encounters May Be Scary Angels often start by telling the people they visit to not be afraid The Book of Mark wraps up with three women going to the tomb of Jesus to anoint his body. They are Mary Magdalene, Mary...
Does God Ever Loose His Patience? Nahum offers some harsh words to the city of Nineveh about their future The book of Nahum, a short three-chapter prophecy, centers on the city of Nineveh. If this city sounds familiar, if might be from the book...
The Bible Reveals God the Father to Us Father God is the star of the Old Testament; it explains his expectations and shows his care The story arc in the Bible is God’s relationship to us: the creator and his creation. Most people of faith—the...
God Gives Victory and Vindication The Psalms Guide Us in Praising God and in Pleading for His Protection In addition to proclaiming praise to God, the book of Psalms in the Bible also provides comfort to many facing affliction. The Psalms offer...
Is it Ever Okay to Lie? Telling the truth is not an absolute; there are shades of gray The descendants of Jacob (Israel) are enslaved in Egypt. They are prolific and their captors fear their growing numbers. To curb their population explosion the...
Don’t Be Afraid of God When the Bible instructs us to “Fear God,” it means to honor, worship, and reverence him. That’s a holy fear, not a terrifying one. We need to fear God in that way, but we need not cower in fear if we encounter him...
Do You Love God or Fear Him? For the past two weeks, I’ve been sharing a progression of thought about God as it relates to love and fear. Consider: Fear God Fear is the beginning of understanding God is love Perfect love removes fear We are...
What Does Perfect Love Do? As we struggle with the paradox of fearing God and loving God, there’s another thought on the subject. John writes that “perfect love drives out fear.” Perfect love never fails. Perfect love is love...
