How Much of a Priority Do You Place on What the Bible Says? Most Christians Don’t Let Scripture Get in the Way of What They Believe I recently shared with some friends that “Most Christians won’t let the Bible get in the way of what they...
Six Eras in the Bible Though God Doesn’t Change, the Way He Relates to Us Has We divide the Bible in two sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament focuses on the relationship of Father God to his people and looks...
Celebrate the Gospel of John Slow Down to Appreciate the Poetic Rhythm and Evocative Style of the Apostle John I once quipped that the book of John was my fourth favorite biography of Jesus in the Bible. Another time I wrote about the Ten Most...
Should We Meditate on God’s Word? As We Read the Bible May We Imagine All God Has in Store for Us I’ve always been wary of meditating. It seems so mystical, so ungodly. This is because I encountered the idea of meditation from Eastern religions...
Book Review: The Psalms in the Light of the Lord’s Prayer By Patricia M Robertson, D.Min Reviewed by Peter DeHaan Take a fresh look at the Psalms. Some people love the Psalms and other struggle through them. Regardless of which camp you’re in...
A Lifetime of Reading the Bible Plan to Read Scripture to Feed Your Soul and Inform Your Life I’ve read the Bible most of my life. It’s been a huge part of my faith journey. To be clear, this started out with my parents reading to me: one Bible...
Warn One Another in Love I’ve talked about the need for theological diversity in our churches. While we need to embrace those who hold different understandings of Jesus, we perhaps need to adopt a separate view of the behaviors of people...
Discover Life-Changing Truth from the Book Jesus’s Broken Church Today’s Church Isn’t Working. It’s Just That Most People Don’t Know It. Do you have a nagging feeling that something’s missing from your church experience? You’re not alone. It’s...
Read the Bible in 2021: Daily Guides Available Now Form a Habit of Daily Bible Reading to Guide You through the Year Each year I have the goal to read through the Bible. And each year I invite you to read along with me. To help with this, my 2021...
Reading the Bible: Not All Scripture is the Same Consider Each Book’s Genre and Purpose When Reading the Bible Paul writes to his protégé Timothy that all Scripture comes from God. We can use it to teach, rebuke, correct, and train us in right...
