I’ve been asked to speak in our church’s summer series. The topic I have is, What more is there to life? The theme of the series is, Questions That Shape Belief, and some of the other topics/questions are, Who is Jesus and Why did He die? and Why and How do I pray? As you can see, my question is notContinue reading “Touching Home”
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C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (1)
One of the bigger challenges in getting some traction in the Scripture and its story has to do with understanding its chronology. The books in the Bible are arranged only in a general way according to the history they contain. This means that if you started in Genesis and read all the way through to Revelation, you wouldContinue reading “C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (1)”
C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (2)
1. Creation (Genesis 1-5) Genesis means “origin” or “beginning”—so that’s what we find in these chapters: the beginning of the universe, humanity, sin and rebellion, and redemption. God speaks the universe into existence—but it is human beings that He makes in His image and gives dominion to (Genesis 1:26-28). Other Scriptures inform us that before the creation of theContinue reading “C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (2)”
C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (3)
7. Crown (Judges-1 Kings 11/1 Chronicles 1-2 Chronicles 9; Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon) Joshua dies and the nation lapses into a loose confederation of tribes characterized by infighting and the failure to come to the aid of each other when one of the tribes is under attack (see the book of Judges). This continues until theContinue reading “C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (3)”
A Call to Intimacy and Urgency
I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of God. That’s what Jesus said to a group of first-century disciples at Sardis (Revelation 3:2). It’s not the best news in the world, but it’s not the worst. It’s kind of a good news/bad news scenario. It says, You were headed in the right direction but youContinue reading “A Call to Intimacy and Urgency”
Getting Started in 2 Thessalonians
Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians was written not long after his first one. It’s brief (47 verses) but has at least three objectives. The one that usually gets the most attention has to do with his desire to correct the mistaken view some had formed regarding the return of Jesus (2:1ff). Paul’s subsequent discussionContinue reading “Getting Started in 2 Thessalonians”
The Context of Faith
Bible students know the importance of context. Context allows us to see a passage of Scripture for what it actually says as opposed to what, at first glance, it might be s-e-e-m to be saying. You can see this illustrated by comparing Satan’s presentation of Psalm 91:11-12 with Jesus’ (Matthew 4; Luke 4). Satan ignoredContinue reading “The Context of Faith”
The Day The Gates Were Carried Off
One of my favorite pictures of the resurrection comes from the Old Testament book of Judges. It is the story where Samson is inside the city of Gaza (Judges 16). His enemies are outside the gates of the city. They are convinced they finally have Samson cornered—they’ll just wait by the gates until he comes out the nextContinue reading “The Day The Gates Were Carried Off”
Where God is Leading Us
. . . On the day He comes to be glorified in His holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. (2 Thessalonians 1:10) We now know that in the first three years of a newborn’s life, their brain is developing at warp speed. Their brain makes over a million neural connections each ____________Continue reading “Where God is Leading Us”
Re-Release of The Thrill of Hope
If you have started Revelation a time or two but were unable to gain the traction needed to see it through to the end, The Thrill of Hope can help. It won’t make Revelation easy (nothing can do that), but it will make it easier. It is an entry-level look at Revelation that puts the book inContinue reading “Re-Release of The Thrill of Hope”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 