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...
5 Things God Asks of Us The book of Deuteronomy offers surprising insights into our relationship with God The book of Deuteronomy is never high on my reading list. The seemingly endless instructions about the form and format of God’s expectations...
I Heart Jesus Saying Happy Valentine’s Day to God is a great way to spend this Sunday When I read the New Testament I see a God of love. God sends Jesus to earth out of his love for us. Jesus dies for us because he loves us. In fact the only...
Is God a God of Wrath or Love? Reading through the book of Judges, a cycle quickly emerges: the people turn away from God, he sends a leader to rescue them, and then they return to him. This pattern continues, albeit to a lesser extent, in the...
Is God Mad At Us? The phrase “the Lord’s anger” occurs 29 times in the Bible. Is God an angry god, frequently mad at us for messing up? Does he enjoy punishing those who disappoint him? The answer is no. This phrase only appears in the Old...
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 that’s without...
God’s Love For Us Is Awesome The word love is overused and misused. Consider the following: I love my wife. I love my house. I love pizza. I love that movie. I love to take nature walks. I’d love to attend. Love, then, can mean anything...
