Why Did Paul Rebuke Peter at Antioch?
Why did Paul rebuke Peter in front of the church at Antioch? This was not a rivalry between apostles or a disagreement over personality.…
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Apologia: What a Christian Defense Should Be
The word apologia is where we get our English word apologetics, but the Bible gives the word a much richer setting than a formal…
The Book of Nehemiah Explained: Rebuilding Walls and Restoring Worship
The book of Nehemiah is about much more than finishing a wall in fifty-two days. How did God use one man's burden to restore…
The Blessed Hope: What Is It?
What does Paul mean when he calls Christ’s appearing “the blessed hope”? He is not giving the Church a vague promise that life will…
America’s Christian Heritage: A Biblical Examination
How should Christians speak about America’s Christian heritage without turning patriotism into worship? I believe we can tell the truth about the nation’s biblical…
Judas Iscariot: How Could a Disciple Betray Jesus?
How could Judas live so close to Jesus and still become His betrayer? To answer that, we need to ask whether holding an apostolic…
The Abyss or Bottomless Pit: What Does the Bible Say?
What is the abyss that demons fear and Revelation calls the bottomless pit? Scripture gives us enough detail to distinguish this prison from Hades…
Gideon in the Bible: Faith, Fear, Victory, and Failure
Gideon is easy to turn into a simple story about an insecure man who discovered the hero inside himself, but that is not what…
Benaiah in the Bible: The Mighty Man Who Served David and Solomon
Benaiah is usually remembered as the man who went into a snowy pit and killed a lion. That scene deserves attention, but his life…
The Armor of God: How to Stand Firm in Spiritual Warfare
Paul's teaching on the armor of God is familiar, but I find that familiarity can keep us from hearing what he is actually asking…
Wormwood in Revelation: What Does the Bitter Star Mean?
Wormwood appears in Revelation as the name of a star whose fall turns water bitter and brings death. The severity of the image has…
Why Did Jesus Ride a Colt Into Jerusalem?
Why did Jesus choose a donkey’s colt for His public entry into Jerusalem? The animal was not a decorative detail, and the moment was…