The Nazirite Vow: What the Bible Teaches
The Nazirite vow can sound mysterious when we first meet it in Scripture. Was it a special path for unusually devoted people, and should…
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Thanksgiving in the Bible: A Deeper Way to Give Thanks
Thanksgiving in Scripture is deeper than a polite response when life is going well. It begins with knowing who God is and remembering what…
Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd Explained
Psalm 23 is so familiar that it is easy to hear only a few favorite lines. When I read the whole psalm together, the…
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…
Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Biblical Examination
Jehovah's Witnesses often come to the door ready to open a Bible, and many of them are sincere about what they believe. So how…
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 Seven Spirits of God: What Revelation Means
What does Revelation mean when it speaks of “the seven Spirits of God”? The phrase can sound as though John is describing seven different…
Carnal Christianity: What Does the Bible Mean?
What does Paul mean when he calls the Corinthians carnal? He is speaking to brethren and babes in Christ, yet he rebukes conduct that…
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.…
Taste and See That the Lord Is Good: Psalm 34:8 Explained
Psalm 34:8 sounds simple: “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good.” But what does it mean to taste God's goodness, especially when…
Jesus Walking on Water: What the Gospels Reveal
Why did Jesus walk across the sea, and why do the Gospels tell the story right after He fed the five thousand? Matthew tells…
The Holy Spirit as Our Helper: What It Means
What does it mean to call the Holy Spirit our Helper? His help is personal and powerful, but it never competes with Jesus or…