Anyone reading through the book of Judges will quickly notice a cycle that is repeated regarding the people of Israel. It goes like this: God delivers them from their enemy, After a period of time, they fall into disobedience, God disciplines them by allowing their enemy to oppress them, They turns from their sin toContinue reading “Perplexed By God”
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Approaching Romans
The Louvre in Paris is home to the Mona Lisa—one of the most famous paintings of all time. It was done by Leonardo Da Vinci in the early sixteenth century. If you want to understand what went into the painting and why it is the way it is, the place to start would be with understandingContinue reading “Approaching Romans”
Grace, Faith and Transformation
God is in the transformation business—He’s always changing things. He changes caterpillars into butterflies. He changes the seasons. He changes CO2 into food for trees and oxygen for people. He changes the food we eat into energy and replenishment for our cells. And while it’s true that God does these things through the natural world HeContinue reading “Grace, Faith and Transformation”
The Genesis Of Jesus
Matthew offers us several beginnings regarding Jesus in the introductory portion of his gospel (1:1-4:16). There’s the beginning of the preaching concerning the kingdom Christ is bringing in the work of John the Baptist (3:1ff). Then there’s the beginning of Jesus’ public life marked by His baptism (3:13ff) and the beginning of His ministry inContinue reading “The Genesis Of Jesus”
Dealing Decisively With Sin
It can be a challenge to see sin for what it is—especially when it’s our sin. Sensitive people fight the tendency to make too much of their sin and see themselves as the chief of sinners while the less sensitive struggle not to trivialize their transgressions. For all of us, there’s the need for aContinue reading “Dealing Decisively With Sin”
Fear, Faith, And Focus
When I was growing up, we had a white Siamese cat named Charlie. I don’t know how much breeding goes into a white Siamese, but I know this—Charlie was thoroughly domesticated. He was a household cat with a capital “H.” Yet every once in a while, Charlie got the itch to see what was onContinue reading “Fear, Faith, And Focus”
Making All Things New
The weather where we lived then had been dreary for a couple of weeks. It had rained almost every day but more than that, it had been overcast with very little sunshine. I’m not normally a person who pays much attention to that kind of thing but it was hard not to notice. A portionContinue reading “Making All Things New”
Caesarea Philippi
Here’s some verse from Mark 8:27-35. Caesarea Philippi At Caesarea Philippi He asked them one day, how did others see Him—what did the they have to say? A prophet of some kind, a man to revere, but beyond that the people weren’t sure—it just wasn’t clear. He might have paused for a moment (the textContinue reading “Caesarea Philippi”
The Principle Of First Mention
Kevin has a question about the principle of first mention. Here is quote he sent that summarizes this approach to Scripture. The post I took it from can be found here. “The law of first mention” is another most important principle involved in the Scriptures. What is meant by it is that the first mention ofContinue reading “The Principle Of First Mention”
Letting God Be God (The Crown)
Janice was watching The Crown and was somewhere in the third season. There was an episode she wanted me to watch (Moondust) that was about Prince Philip experiencing a crisis of faith. Anytime you watch something based on history, there is usually a fair share of artistic license exercised and that was no different with this episode. Continue reading “Letting God Be God (The Crown)”
