Wicked Schemes: What Makes a Plan Sinful?
Planning ahead is necessary in family life, work, and ministry. Scripture commends diligence and wise counsel, so having a plan is not the problem.…
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Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Humiliation and Restoration
In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar told his subjects how God had taken away his reason and his kingdom, then restored both. A king who had…
Fruit of the Spirit: What Does Galatians 5 Really Teach?
In his letter to the churches of Galatia, Paul warns believers that their quarreling is destroying their fellowship. He pictures them biting and devouring…
Samson in the Bible: Strength, Sin, and a Sobering Life
Samson was a man God appointed to begin freeing Israel from the Philistines, the people ruling over them. God gave him extraordinary strength for…
Seraphim in the Bible: What Isaiah’s Vision Reveals
When the prophet Isaiah saw the Lord seated on His throne, the heavenly beings above it covered their faces and their feet with their…
The Dove at Jesus’ Baptism: What John Saw
What did John actually see when the Holy Spirit descended like a dove at Jesus' baptism? The Gospels describe a visible descent, and John…
Proverbs 27:19 Explained: What Your Heart Reveals
Proverbs 27:19 compares what a heart reveals about a person to a face reflected in water. What I love and believe will show itself…
Blessings and Curses: What the Bible Means
A comfortable life can look like God's blessing, while a difficult season can make someone wonder whether he is cursed. Yet Scripture describes wicked…
The Characteristics of God: Who Is God in the Bible?
When I ask God to forgive a sin, I am relying on His mercy. If I then insist that He should approve that same…
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…
Head Coverings: What Does 1 Corinthians 11 Mean?
Does 1 Corinthians 11 require every Christian woman today to wear a head covering? Paul connects visible conduct in worship with headship, creation, honor,…
The Battles at Ai: Why Israel Fell and How God Restored Them
Israel had just seen God give them victory at Jericho when the men of Ai sent their soldiers fleeing. The scouts had thought a…