Salt of the Earth: What Did Jesus Mean?
What good is salt if it no longer seasons anything? Jesus asked His disciples to consider that problem when He called them the salt…
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The Parable of the Weeds: What Jesus Teaches About Evil and Judgment
In the Parable of the Weeds, an enemy plants weeds in a field where the owner has sown wheat. When the servants offer to…
Hell: What Does the Bible Actually Teach?
I need to take Jesus' warnings seriously without deciding beforehand what every passage must mean. Scripture speaks of death, destruction, resurrection, judgment, and the…
Grief and Faith: What the Bible Says About Mourning
A grieving Christian may wonder whether tears reveal a failure to trust God. I do not believe Scripture asks us to conceal sorrow or…
The Book of Obadiah: Edom, Pride, and the Day of the Lord
Obadiah confronts a nation that watched its brother's disaster with satisfaction and then joined in the harm. Edom trusted its strongholds, wealth, and allies,…
Andrew the Disciple: The Quiet Apostle Who Brought People to Jesus
Before Peter became one of the most familiar names among Jesus' apostles, his brother Andrew went looking for him with news about Jesus. Andrew…
Why Did the Leaders Want to Kill Lazarus?
Why would the chief priests want to kill a man Jesus had raised from the dead? John gives the reason: people were believing in…
The Second Temple: Why It Was Built and What It Meant
The remnant returned to Jerusalem with a temple to rebuild and the consequences of Judah's rebellion still before them. Ezra follows their work from…
The Book of Enoch: Should Christians Read It as Scripture?
Jude says Enoch prophesied, and wording close to that prophecy appears in the collection called 1 Enoch. Does quoting a true prophecy make the…
Jesus After the Resurrection: The Forty Days and Ascension
Jesus spent forty days with His disciples between His resurrection and ascension, giving them evidence they would later proclaim to the world. These were…
What Does the Bible Say About Being a Husband and Father?
When Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, explains a husband's responsibility in Ephesians 5, he brings the man's attention to the care he gives…
Ezer: What Does ‘Helper Comparable’ Mean?
What did God mean when He said He would make Adam “a helper comparable to him”? In modern English, helper can suggest a junior…