Psalm 8: What It Reveals About God and Humanity
When I read Psalm 8, I want to slow down and follow David's thought from beginning to end. He looks at the heavens and…
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Righteous Anger: What Does the Bible Teach?
Is anger always sinful, or can it sometimes be a faithful response to evil? Scripture tells us to be angry without sinning, yet it…
The Blood of Christ: Why It Is Essential for Salvation
Why does Scripture speak so often about the blood of Jesus instead of simply saying that He loved us or died for us? The…
Lamps Filled With Oil: What They Mean in the Bible
What do oil and lamps teach us when they appear together in Scripture? The trail begins in the tabernacle, where oil set people apart…
The Names of Jehovah: What They Mean in the Bible
God’s names are often gathered into charts, but a chart can make very different biblical expressions look identical. Some passages give His covenant name,…
The Book of Ecclesiastes: What Does Vanity Mean?
Why does Ecclesiastes keep calling life “vanity”? Is Solomon saying nothing has meaning, or is he exposing what happens when we ask created things…
The Book of Deuteronomy: Moses’ Final Words to Israel
Deuteronomy brings us to the plains of Moab, where Moses speaks to Israel one last time before the nation crosses the Jordan. I hear…
Did God Create the World in Six Literal Days?
Genesis 1 is often treated as though its plainest claim is the hardest one to accept. I find it helpful to begin with the…
The Hebrew Roots Movement: A Biblical Examination
Why are some Christians told that following Jesus requires the Sabbath, food laws, circumcision, and feast calendar God gave to Israel? Studying the Hebrew…
The Harlot of Babylon: Who Is She?
Revelation’s great harlot is a disturbing picture, but who is she and why does God judge her so severely? We should not answer by…
Seventh-Day Adventism: A Biblical Examination
How should we examine Seventh-Day Adventism without misrepresenting the people who belong to it? I want to acknowledge what its official statements say correctly,…
The Feast of Unleavened Bread: What It Means for Christians
Why did God tell Israel to remove leaven and eat unleavened bread for seven days? The feast began with a real night of deliverance,…