Do you feel left out as you read God’s ‘Story’? As we learn more of God’s ‘Story,’ the Exodus journey and the books of Joshua and...
As we explore what it means to live God’s ‘story,’ I propose two problems and a solution. Problem #1 We don’t know God’s ‘story’....
The New Testament opens with a genealogy that is “shorthand” for God’s ‘Story’ up to that point (Matthew 1:1-17). Knowledge of this...
As you read or listen intentionally to the Historical Backbone of the Bible, do you ask what it means for your life? If you've reached...
A guided tour of an unfamiliar place can make all the difference. I’ve traveled to many foreign cities. Some of them are just a blur...
As we approach 1000 B.C., God’s ‘Story’ shifts from the turmoil of Judges to the potential of Kings. In our survey of 1 and 2 Samuel,...
Solomon represents Israel’s glory days; the Exile was a desperate time. Between these two are four centuries of national decline...
I have a confession. It was hard work the first time I read the Bible from cover to cover. Finishing the Old Testament was...
“How to assemble a jigsaw puzzle” is another title I could have used. One of the Christmas traditions of our family is a communal...
Turning the page from Genesis to Exodus takes us forward almost 400 years. The descendants of Jacob, who was renamed Israel, have...
We all experience a pull to conform to the dominant culture in which we live. What is the reason for this pull? As suggested last...
How can it be “Good” if Jesus was crucified on that Friday? That was something I found contradictory. The crucifixion of Jesus was...
If you have read and completed the Historical Backbone of the Bible in the last three months, you will now be familiar with the Bible’s...
How do you experience genuine renewal in worship? And how do you recognize it? Remembering Asa In “3 Steps for Eliminating Idols,”...
In high school we used litmus paper to reveal whether a solution was acidic or alkaline. This has become a metaphor. Litmus test: “a...
There was a radical shift in Canadian society on Friday, June 15, 2018. Perhaps we could say that the dominant culture showed its true...
New Year’s Resolutions get a bad rap— and so they should. We often sense the need for a new start or a reset. So, we make a...
Do you know where the apostle Thomas is buried? Thomas’ body is buried in Chennai (formerly Madras), in south-eastern India. Tradition...
