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...
Beginning a new year is a time for reflection and resolve. January is named after the Roman god Janus. Janus had two faces: one...
Turning the page from Genesis to Exodus takes us forward almost 400 years. The descendants of Jacob, who was renamed Israel, have...
Being “in Christ” is the pre-eminent factor of self-identity for the followers of Jesus. That was our conclusion in our previous post...
The young woman pronounced that it was her body, and she would use it anyway she wanted. In our modern western culture, “it’s my body”...
Brian felt dejected. He had just finished leading the adult Bible study at his church. He had studied the topic thoroughly, followed...
If you knew your future, wouldn't that change your present? Recently, I was chatting with some Christians when the topic of future...
In modern Western societies, it is fashionable to dismiss the good news of Jesus Christ as irrelevant. Other things appear more real...
Why do bad things happen to good people? This is an age-old question. Many people attempt to answer this conundrum with simplistic...
Have you ever been angry with God? What caused that anger? How did you deal with it? If you answered “yes” to the first question,...
What is this heresy? What can we do about it? A notable heresy A. W. Tozer writes in I Call It Heresy (pp. 9-10): “… a notable...
To hit a target, first locate the bull's-eye. For the Christian, the target is being a disciple, and making disciples, of Jesus...
How do we make disciples? In the last few posts we’ve asked some big questions about discipleship: What is a disciple? How can...
